# Sacre Bleu! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 5, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacre-bleu/643092 "2012-12-05T17:59:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Donnerwetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacre-bleu/643092/8 "2012-12-05T18:56:42Z")
> [@baileygrrrl](#): > > My 9 year old daughter has taken to saying this phrase around the house lately. She claims she heard it on a kids show. I’ve heard this phrase all my life and I’m aware that it’s considered a mild profanity, but how bad is it exactly? If she said it at school, would her French teacher gasp? What would be the English equivalent of it? I know it translates to “Sacred Blue” but what would be an equivalent phrase or curse in English? Oh Shit? Goodness gracious me! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacre-bleu/643092)._