mercy bucket

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Definition of mercy bucket in English English dictionary

A facetious pronunciation of merci beaucoup used by some English-speakers when speaking French

Hyphenation

Mer·cy buck·et

Turkish pronunciation

mırsi bʌkıt

Pronunciation

/ˈmərsē ˈbəkət/ /ˈmɜrsiː ˈbʌkət/

Etymology

() From the similarity of this (otherwise nonsensical) phrase to the French merci beaucoup