See ёлки-палки on Wiktionary
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{ "etymology_text": "Euphemistic alteration of ёб твою́ мать (job tvojú matʹ), a vulgar curse.", "forms": [ { "form": "ёлки-па́лки", "tags": [ "canonical" ] }, { "form": "jólki-pálki", "tags": [ "romanization" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "ru", "2": "interjection", "head": "ёлки-па́лки" }, "expansion": "ёлки-па́лки • (jólki-pálki)", "name": "head" } ], "lang": "Russian", "lang_code": "ru", "pos": "intj", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries", "Russian colloquialisms", "Russian entries with incorrect language header", "Russian interjections", "Russian lemmas", "Russian minced oaths", "Russian multiword terms", "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation" ], "glosses": [ "fiddlesticks! (expression of mild dismay or annoyance)" ], "links": [ [ "minced oath", "minced oath" ], [ "fiddlesticks", "fiddlesticks" ] ], "qualifier": "minced oath", "raw_glosses": [ "(minced oath, colloquial) fiddlesticks! (expression of mild dismay or annoyance)" ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "ёлки-мота́лки" }, { "word": "ё-моё" } ], "tags": [ "colloquial" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "[ˈjɵɫkʲɪ ˈpaɫkʲɪ]" } ], "word": "ёлки-палки" }
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