grenouille de bénitier

French

Etymology

Literally, “stoup frog”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁə.nuj də be.ni.tje/

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Noun

grenouille de bénitier f (plural grenouilles de bénitier)

1. (derogatory) a Holy Mary, a zealot, a God botherer, a Jesus freak, a Bible thumper (an excessively pious woman, a woman who spends a lot of a time at church)

   Synonyms: cul-bénit, punaise de sacristie