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noun, feminine

grenouille de bénitier

/ɡʁə.nuj də be.ni.tje/

noun, feminine/ɡʁə.nuj də be.ni.tje/plural: grenouilles de bénitier

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

Literally, “stoup frog”.