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French curses

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:40 am
by daven
What the bloody hell does 'tabernac' mean? One of my French speaking friends said it during a recent conversation, and will not inform the rest of us as to what it means.

--Daven, who wishes his friends would utter curses in English, German, or Spanish so that he might understand them

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 7:52 pm
by Kriek
In Quebec French, common swear words are "la vierge" and "tabernac" meaning a disparagement of Mary and the church. Quebecois swearwords are all religion-based, unlike their proper French counterparts based mainly on genitalia and such.