Pardon my language

Meaning

This is a polite way of apologizing after accidentally swearing or saying something potentially offensive. It is a way to acknowledge that your vocabulary was a little too colorful for the room.

Polite, sheepish

Used in a sentence

• I stubbed my toe and yelled a bad word, pardon my language everyone.
• Pardon my language, but that was a totally ridiculous situation.
• He muttered a curse and immediately whispered pardon my language to his grandmother.