不在話下

ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² waː²² haː²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ ha²²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sai⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹⁻²² ha⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sai²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ ha²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ ue³³⁻¹¹ ha³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³⁻²¹ ue³³⁻²¹ ha³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² waː²² haː²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ ha²²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sai⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹⁻²² ha⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sai²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ ha²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ ue³³⁻¹¹ ha³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³⁻²¹ ue³³⁻²¹ ha³³/

The next day when they rose Ch'ai Chin prepared a feast and he killed sheep and pigs and so he made much of Sung Chiang. Of this no more need be told. (Translator: Pearl S. Buck)

Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Cìrì qǐlái, Cháijìn ānpái xímiàn, shā yáng zǎi zhū, guǎndài Sòngjiāng, bùzàihuàxià.

次日起來，柴進安排席面，殺羊宰豬，管待宋江，不在話下。

次日起来，柴进安排席面，杀羊宰猪，管待宋江，不在话下。

[Zhang Fei] had come down fearing lest his brother might be in some difficulty from which the strong arm of Guan Yu might even be insufficient to rescue him. The three brothers thus returned together.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Yīn kǒng Xuándé yǒu shī, Yúncháng dúlì nán zhī, tèlái jiēyìng. Yúshì sān rén yītóng huí zhài, bùzàihuàxià.

因恐玄德有失，雲長獨力難支，特來接應。於是三人一同回寨，不在話下。

因恐玄德有失，云长独力难支，特来接应。于是三人一同回寨，不在话下。

Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18ᵗʰ century CE

Yīmiàn shuō, yīmiàn lièqie zhe jiǎor qù le, bùzàihuàxià.

一面說，一面趔趄著腳兒去了，不在話下。

一面说，一面趔趄着脚儿去了，不在话下。

(literary) no need to go into further detail (as relates to the subplot of a novel or play); that's enough on that subject; (often used in storytelling in traditional Vernacular Chinese literature to conclude a section of narration.)


うるさい

→ Chinese: 無路賽／无路赛 (wúlùsài)

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Heian period
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten

Probably originally a compound of 心 (uru, “heart, mind”, vowel-shifted from regular reading ura, cognate with 裏 (ura, “the behind or inside of something”)) + 狭し (sashi, “tight; narrow”, Classical and Old Japanese, cognate and synonym of modern 狭い (semai)), from the sense that something is so overwhelming that one feels pressured to yield or submit in some way.
The earliest texts used this word to mean something more like "overwhelmed by how completely thorough something is (in a positive sense), or by how excessive and repetitive something is (in a negative sense)". Over time, the term was used less and less in a positive sense, and the focus from the late Heian period gradually became a negative sense of oppression and annoyance from something troublesome, repetitive, or overwhelming. Usage then shifted further, such that the term described not the speaker's own internal state, but rather the troublesome quality of the cause of the emotional response.
First cited to works from the early 900s.

compound

vowel-shifted from regular reading ura, cognate with <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">裏</i> (ura, “the behind or inside of something”)

Classical and Old Japanese, cognate and synonym of modern <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">狭い</i> (semai)

うるさい！


հանգիստ

head

հանգի՛ստ • (hangíst)

hy-interj

հանգի՛ստ • (hangíst)

հանգի՛ստ (canonical)
hangíst (romanization)

Hy-հանգիստ.ogg


अल्लाह हाफ़िज़

hi-interj

اللّٰہ حَافِظ

अल्लाह हाफ़िज़ • (allāh hāfiz) (Urdu spelling اللّٰہ حَافِظ)

allāh hāfiz (romanization)
اللّٰہ حَافِظ (Urdu)

/əl.lɑːɦ ɦɑː.fɪz/

[ɐl.läːʱ‿ɦäː.fɪz]

/əl.lɑːɦ ɦɑː.pʰɪd͡ʒ/

[ɐl.läːʱ‿ɦäː.pʰɪd͡ʒ]

An Arabised rendition of ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़ (xudā hāfiz), from Classical Persian خدا حافظ (xudā hāfiz, “May the Lord be your protector”). Cognate Bengali আল্লাহ হাফেজ (allah haphej)

cog

আল্লাহ হাফেজ


تبریک

[t̪ʰäb.ɾíːk]

[t̪ʰäb.ɾíːk]

[t̪ʰäb.ɾíːk]

[t̪ʰæb.ɹíːkʲ]

Borrowed from Arabic تَبْرِيك (tabrīk, “congratulation”).


اللہ حافظ

ur-interj

اَللّٰہ حافِظ

अल्लाह हाफ़िज़

اَللّٰہ حافِظ • (allāh hāfiz) (Hindi spelling अल्लाह हाफ़िज़)

اَللّٰہ حافِظ (canonical)
allāh hāfiz (romanization)
अल्लाह हाफ़िज़ (Hindi)

/əl.lɑːɦ ɦɑː.fɪz/

An Arabised rendition of خُدا حافِظ (xudā hāfiz), from Classical Persian خُدَا حَافِظ (xudā hāfiz) ('May the Lord be your protector'), from خُدَا (xudā) (lord) + حَافِظ (hāfiz) (keeper, protector), from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ) (keeper, caretaker), from حَفَظَ (ḥafaẓa) (to preserve, to protect, to defend).

der

خُدَا حَافِظ


অ

অ ভাই, কেমন আছ?

An exclamation to get someone's attention.

অ খোদা!


ânimo

Borrowed from Latin animus (“the soul, thoughts, intellect, ideas, will, thoughts, courage, etc.; the breath, life”), from Proto-Italic *anamos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Doublet of animus, related to alma (“soul”) and anima (“anima”).

bor+

cheer up (word of encouragement to someone who is unhappy)


marr

A contracted form of maður (“man, dude”).

Hvað segirðu marr?

Er ekki allt í lagi marr?
Isn't everything alright bro?

Allt er að gerast mar.

Vá marr.


fuj

onomatopoeic

onomatopoeia

yuck, ew, phew (uttered to indicate disgust)


fuj

imitative


原來如此

ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ

/ɥɛn³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyːn²¹ lɔːi̯²¹ jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ lu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lɯ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡuan²³⁻³³ lai²³⁻³³ zu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/ɡuan¹³⁻²² lai¹³⁻²² d͡zu¹³⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²³⁻³³ lai²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɥɛn³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyːn²¹ lɔːi̯²¹ jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ lu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lɯ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡuan²³⁻³³ lai²³⁻³³ zu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/ɡuan¹³⁻²² lai¹³⁻²² d͡zu¹³⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²³⁻³³ lai²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

so that's the way it is; so it's like that; oh, I see


哀号

ja-pos

哀号(アイゴー) • (aigō)

Phono-semantic matching of Korean 아이고 (aigo). 哀號 in Korean is read as 애호 (aeho).

psm

哀号々々と泣く


زين

زين هسّة شنسوي؟

so; Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.


squush

Some men in the cellar were mixing mortar in trays with hoes. We watched them put sand and cement and lime and water together. Squush!

1942, Elizabeth Vernon Hubbard, Your Children at School, How They Adjust and Develop:

They looked down at the ants and other bugs they saw and felt enormously big and powerful. They pretended the bugs were people. "Got me a dozen!" Squush.

1972, Charlotte Baker, Cockleburr Quarters:


never say die

Do not despair; the outlook may be better than it seems, so don't give up


licença

From Old Galician-Portuguese lecença, from Latin licentia (“license; freedom; liberty”), from licēns (“allowing, permitting”), present participle of licet (“allow”).


ouaf

(onomatopoeia) woof, the sound of a dog's bark


boeiend

Hij zei dat mijn hondje in zijn tuin had geplast. Nou, boeiend!

He said my dog had urinated in his garden. Seriously, who cares!


boeien

From Middle Dutch boeyen. Equivalent to boei + -en.

Alternative form of boeiend; don't care, whatev


blet

Ką tu padarei blet?

Žinojau, blet! Žinojau!


neet

From Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”).

(tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?


Gott sei Dank

Du hast bestanden? Na, Gott sei Dank!

gottseidank

but quite common, particularly for the adverb


gatta ci cova

Literally, “the cat is secretly hiding something”.


пошёл на хуй

head

пошёл на́ хуй

пошёл на́ хуй • (pošól ná xuj)

пошёл на́ хуй (canonical)
pošól ná xuj (romanization)

Ru-пошёл нахуй.ogg

Literally, “go to the dick!” Past tense of verbs is often used to give rather rude commands. Compare Ukrainian пішо́в на́ хуй (pišóv ná xuj)!.

cog

пішо́в на́ хуй

(vulgar, swear word) fuck off!, go fuck yourself! (to a man)


my my

This latest album, Too Hot To Sleep, concentrates more on his "natural" voice, which is baritone. But on those tunes where he exercises that magical falsetto, I just found myself shaking my head and saying "My, my, my!" The way he moves from low to high octaves is breath taking; his transition is almost flawless.

1981 December 5, Julie Coles, “Sylvester: Too Hot”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 20, page 12:

(dated) An extension of my! used to express surprise or pleasure. Also "my my my!".


퍄

(Internet slang) Alternative form of ㅗㅜㅑ (ouya)


yowzah

Smart, snappy, swagger - packed with plenty of pepper for the youth that "knows all the answers." HOT! Yowzah! Just slip into a pair of these slacks and put yourself into circulation.

1933, Stella Blum, Everyday Fashion of the Thirties as pictured in Sears Catalogs, published 1986, page 56:

A tall young man with big blue eyes walked by in a tank top undershirt. He was in great shape.
“Yowzah!” Spike said, watching him pass.

2003, Robert B. Parker, chapter 22, in Shrink Rap:

"Yowzah," said Rick into the phone, his eyebrows shooting nearly up to his hairline. "The whole enchilada?"

2004, James Hynes, Kings of Infinite Space, page 21:

His gaze dropped to her slender ankles then to her shoes. Yowzah! She wore white-strapped sandals with at least four-inch heels. Now he knew he was dreaming—or he'd died and gone to heaven.

Ben Bernie was an orchestra leader who had gained a surprising sum of fame by leading a big band and, on occasion, shouting “Yowzah!” into his microphone. It was like that in 1938. You could become famous for shouting “Yowzah!”

2008, Joe Posnanski, The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America, page 40:

Ginny giggled. "Can't you just see Roger as Captain Kirk? He'll be smokin' hot."
I considered my chubby friend with his wild Einstein hair and mustache. Roger's body is a temple for Twinkies and super-sized fries. I mentally shoved, squeezed and packed every love-handle into Captain Kirk's sleek, form-fitting uniform. I got the Pillsbury dough boy in spandex.
Yowzah!

2012, K. J. Larsen, Sticks and Stones: A Cat DeLuca Mystery, page 188:

Wow: an indication of surprise, excitement, or amazement.


happy birthday

Happy birthday, Joe! Have a fantastic day!

Said or written to a person who is celebrating their birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer (literally, "may you have a happy birthday")

ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܘܟ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ

ʿēḏā d'mawlāḏuḵ hāwē brīḵā

paljon onnea

technically generic but usually used of birthdays

עַד מֵאָה וְעֵשְׂרִים ('ad meá v'esrím, literally “until 120 years”)

boldog szülinapot (either of the two preceding wishes can be supplemented with …kívánok!)

お誕生日おめでとうございます

おたんじょうびおめでとうございます

kabu kara dik htum shangai nhtoi rai u ga!

arahaba tratry ny taona tsingerenan'ny nahaterahanao

arahabaina tratry ny tsingerin-andro nahaterahanao

arahabaina tratry ny tsingerin-taona nahaterahanao

niʼdizhchį́įjįʼ anááhoolzhiizhígíí baa hózhǫ́

wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzin

hjärtliga gratulationer på bemärkelsedagen


geez Louise

"Geez-Louise, are you getting Alzheimer's or what?" Coyote asked.

1997, Adrian C Louis, Wild Indians and Other Creatures:

Geez, Louise, you're a tough customer.

2003, Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife:

Geez Louise, people are bringing shower gifts and they are also getting bilked for the cost of their own refreshments? Dang, that's tacky.

2005, Jeanne Hamilton, Wedding Etiquette Hell: The Bride's Bible to Avoiding Everlasting Damnation:


wah-wah

onom

Imitative

When told during a Fox News segment about a 10-year-old with Down syndrome who was separated from her mother at the southern border, the former campaign manager of President Trump replied, "Wah wah."

2018 June 20, “Corey Lewandowski Mocks Immigrant Child With Down Syndrome Taken From Mother: 'Wah, Wah'”, in Inside Edition:

(US, Canada, onomatopoeia) The sad trombone sound, used to indicate failure or disappointment. May be used mockingly; also written wah wah and womp womp.


boohoo

(colloquial) used to represent the noise of someone crying.


kiss my arse

And here, I believe, the wit is generally misunderstood. In reality, it lies in desiring another to kiss your a— for having just before threatened to kick his; for I have observed very accurately, that no one ever desires you to kick that which belongs to himself, nor offers to kiss this part in another.

1749, Henry Fielding, chapter IX, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VI:

(vulgar, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Alternative form of kiss my ass


大きに

Appears from the Muromachi period as the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative form”, for adjectives, the adverb form) of adjective 大きな (ōkina). Analyzable as 大き (ōki, “great, large”, stem of standard Japanese 大きい (ōkii)) + に (ni, adverbial particle)
The Kansai sense of thank you arose as a clipping of 大きにありがとう, literally 大きに (“greatly”) + ありがとう (arigatō, “thank you”).

大きにありがとう 大きにありがとう#Japanese

(Kansai, dialect) short for 大きにありがとう: thank you

大きに！大きにその通り！

(in agreement with something someone else has said) completely, absolutely, exactly


buschur

Borrowed from French bonjour (literally “good day”).


mmhm

Such errors, since they precede the first reinforcement of a correct response by "mmhm," do not depend on the reinforcement value of "mmhm"...

1960, American Psychological Association, Journal of Experimental Psychology:


kablam

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a loud explosion; pow, blam, bang.


kerpow

A powerful sound of impact or transformation; pow, wham.


on your bike

"On your bike!" he shouted at the reporter.


kerplunk

From ker- (prefix forming onomatopoeias imitating the effect or sound of a heavy object falling) + plunk (“dull thud of something landing on a surface”).

prefix

Coordinate term: kersplosh

We flipped to see who'd go first and I won, which meant Claudia had to dial. I called the number out loud for her, and inside me my heart was suddenly going "kerplunk, kerplunk, kerplunk," heavy as an elephant's feet.

1986 November, Eva Bunting, chapter 7, in Sixth-grade Sleepover (An Apple Paperback), New York, N.Y.: Scholastic, →ISBN, page 41:


how now

How now ſir Iohn, what are you brawling here?
 Doth this become your place, your time, and buſineſſe?

c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

How now! a rat? Dead, for a ducat, dead!

c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:

"How now, you scullions and cullions: bring hither a pair of cow's hooves to out face this contumelious caitiff."

1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 44:


shoot me

Expression of dismay, where the speaker is expressing, metaphorically, their wish to die because events (for them) are so bad.


pfaugh

Pfaugh! — the history of the day was done; but up-stairs, in my naked, noisy room, began a history of the night, which was much more frightful to me.

1892, Thomas Carlyle, “Excursion (Futile Enough) to Paris”, in The Last Words of Thomas Carlyle, Appleton & Co., page 228:

"They live in New York, and he had the effrontery to give me a dinner and ask all his collaborators to it, fat, paunchy men who smelled of money. Pfaugh!"

1976, Robert Herrick, Waste, Ayer Publishing, page 55:

"But not so many as of us, eh? Why do you suppose that is? Because they bob up and down while they pray? Because every Friday they air their bedding out? Pfaugh."

2007, Michael Flynn, Eifelheim, Macmillan, page 167:

An expression of disgust, contempt, disdain, or dismissal.


ahoy-hoy

From ahoy.
In the 1870s, Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell did much development for the newly invented telephone. Bell's preferred salutation, ahoy-hoy was derived from the nautical term ahoy. A modern resurgence in the popularity of the term has resulted from its use by The Simpsons character Montgomery Burns, who answered the telephone with this word. The use of the archaic "ahoy-hoy", instead of the standard "hello", is a running joke referring to Mr. Burns's very advanced age.


holy crap

(idiomatic, slang, mildly vulgar) An expression of amazement: holy cow, holy shit.


holy crap on a cracker

"Holy crap on a cracker! That paint job would cost three or four thousand dollars in the city," exclaimed John loudly.


whaddup

(slang) Alternative spelling of what's up


nuh-uh

Peebee: Nuh-uh-uh, no peeking. I'm putting the finishing touches on my personal project.

2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Tempest:


xeque-mate

Borrowed from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta). from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is ambushed/conquered”).

der

(chess) checkmate (said when making the conclusive move in chess)


what the

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-what the.wav

From various expressions such as what the sam hill, what the hey, what the heck, what the hell and what the fuck by aposiopesis.

Hee haw! Did that come out of me? Oh! Huh? What the …? What's going on? Ahhh!

1940, as realization dawns that he is turning into a donkey, in Pinocchio (motion-picture), spoken by Lampwick (Frankie Darrow), Burbank: Disney; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures:

(by ellipsis) Used to express astonishment or incredulity, as a question or questioning of the situation at hand, without requiring any specific vulgarity as intensifier.


groetjes

Hey, groetjes!

(informal) regards (often used at the end of a letter/email)


òc

From Old Occitan oc, from Latin hoc (“that”) (compare Old French o, affirmative particle, French oui ‘yes’). The semantic shift is calqued on Gaulish [Term?]: compare Old Irish tó (“yes”), Welsh do (“indeed”), from Proto-Indo-European *tod (“that”) (compare English that) (compare Catalan hoc).


dinghies

(informal, slang, Dundee) nonsense, bullshit


ben venuto

(dated) Alternative spelling of benvenuto


foggetaboutit

Based on a New York City accent, and associated with Italian gangsters; popularized by media like Donnie Brasco (1997) and The Sopranos (1999–2007).

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(slang, US, ethnic) Pronunciation spelling of forget about it.


kikeriki

cock-a-doodle-doo (the cry of the rooster)


kukeleku

cock-a-doodle-doo, onomatopoeia for the cry of the rooster.


アーメン

ja-pos

アーメン • (āmen)


fuhgeddaboudit

[fɵˈɡɛdəˌbæʊ.dɪʔ]

The phrase is associated with the inhabitants of New York City and the part of the state of New Jersey outside of it.

As they say in New York, fuhgedaboudit. And speaking of successful muggers, perennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche also had reason to smile

1993 December 3, “CON MAN AND MUGGER CLAIM A LEGAL WINDFALL”, in News Tribune:

He apologized to me, quietly and sadly. He thought he was letting me down. “Fuhgeddaboudit,” I told him in my best New Jersey accent.

2008 August 4, Dr. Tom Gross, “Dr. Tom Gross: ER stressful, but not how you’d think”, in Marin Independent Journal:

(see title)

2015 February 2, “Fuhgeddaboudit: New York Accent On Its Way Out, Linguists Say”, in NPR:

Pronunciation spelling of forget about it, representing New York City and New Jersey English.


big whoop

(colloquial, US) Expressing indifference or dismissiveness; so what?


'bye

Sure. Okay, ’bye. — ‘Bye.
Audio (US): (file)

2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

(informal) Goodbye: used when the speaker or addressee is departing.


righty

(informal) Right; used to indicate agreement or change of topic.


아자아자 화이팅

Generally, a phrase of encouragement, equivalent to "good luck" and "hang in there".


huom.

Huom.! Lipunmyynti loppuu klo 18.

Please note that the ticket box will close at 6 p.m.!

please note, N.B., NB (used to draw the attention of the reader to an important point)


unsa

From Proto-Bisayan *qunuh + *-sa "rapport particle", from Proto-Central Philippine *qanuh, *qunuh, from Proto-Philippine *anu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.


ա

Ա՜, բարև, բարև... ― A^!, barew, barew... ― Ah, hello, hello...

ah, oh (used to express emotions such as surprise, delight, pain or disdain)


guten Morgen

/ˈɡuːtən ˈmɔʁɡən/

/ˈɡuːtn̩ ˈmɔʁɡn̩/

/ˈɡuːtn̩ ˈmɔʁɡŋ̍/

good morning (when seeing someone for the first time in the morning)


tänk

Tänk så stor han har blivit


დილა მშვიდობისა

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დილა მშვიდობისა

დილა მშვიდობისა • (dila mšvidobisa)


спокойной ночи

споко́йной но́чи

споко́йной но́чи • (spokójnoj nóči)

споко́йной но́чи (canonical)
spokójnoj nóči (romanization)

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добрый вечер

до́брый ве́чер

до́брый ве́чер • (dóbryj véčer)

до́брый ве́чер (canonical)
dóbryj véčer (romanization)

Ru-добрый вечер.ogg


vallahi

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish والله (vallâhi), from Arabic وَاللهِ (wallāhi, “by God”).


vallahi

From Arabic وَاللهِ (wallāhi, “by God”).

in fact, actually, really, seriously, I swear, wallah


Manometer

A fanciful extension of Mann on the basis of the above term.

oh man (an exclamation of astonishment or annoyance)


teşekkürler

Plural of the noun teşekkür that is also seen in teşekkür ederim, from Arabic تَشَكُّر (tašakkur), from the triconsonantal root ش ك ر (š-k-r), to thank, to be grateful.


τρέχα γύρευε

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τρέχα γύρευε • (trécha gýreve)

Literally, “run and look”, or more loosely, “go and find out.”


mèsi

Inherited from French merci (“thank you”).


cứt

From Proto-Vietic *kəc ~ *kɨc (“faeces”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔic ~ *ʔiə(c) ~ *ʔ(ə)c (“excrement; faeces”). Cognate with Muong Bi kếch (“rusty”), Arem kʉc, Khmer អាចម៍ (ʼac).
This is one of three known cases of velar initial in Vietnamese corresponding to zero-initial in other Austroasiatic branches. The other two cases are củi (“firewood”) and the dialectal cảy (“swollen”).


good on someone

You got married? Good on you!

And he had a big smile like he really liked us and our wall. Black old teeth. Fat stomach. Well good on you. Good on all of you and your wall. Hee, hee, hee, hee.

1989, Patricia Grace, “Six by Six: Short Stories by New Zealand's Best Writers”, in Bill Manhire, editor, The Wall:

I have never forgotten his smile and the look in his eyes as he said, ‘Good on you, little brother.[…]’

2004, Willem Dijkstra, May You Live In Interesting Times, volume 1, page 301:

2009 October 27, House of Lords European Union Committee, Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers: 3rd Report of Session 2009-10, Volume II: Evidence, page 88,
Lord Renton of Mount Harry: […] I do not wish to be rude in saying this, but it is very easy for you as BlackRock because you are already a global, very big company and you are obviously hugely successful — good on you — but what about the alternative investment fund manager in one of the EU countries who wants to grow, wants to become more established in other countries, et cetera, surely for them there has to be some other international means, not just standing on national status and national passports.

(UK, Ireland, New England, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand) An exclamation of encouragement or congratulation: well done.

You brought coffee? Good on you mate!

(Australia, New Zealand) Used to express thanks.


на здоровье

на здоро́вье

на здоро́вье • (na zdoróvʹje)

на здоро́вье (canonical)
na zdoróvʹje (romanization)

→ English: nostrovia (“cheers”)

Ку́шайте, пе́йте на здоро́вье!

Спаси́бо за чай, тётя Лю́ба!

На здоро́вье, Серёжа, переда́й приве́т ма́ме.

You're welcome, Seryozha. Say hello to (your) mum.

Na zdoróvʹje, Serjóža, peredáj privét máme.

you're welcome (in answer to a thanks for food or refreshments)

Ты хо́чешь спры́гнуть с кры́ши? На здоро́вье!

You want to jump off the roof? Go ahead!

Ty xóčešʹ sprýgnutʹ s krýši? Na zdoróvʹje!

do as you want at your own risk, be my guest (sarcastically)


1509–1511, Raphael, The School of Athens

[In the painting, Plato is pointing upward in the middle of a conversation with Aristotles.]

[In the middle of a car chase, Baymax saves Hiro from falling out of the car, and then puts on Hiro's seat belt.]

Baymax: Seat belts save lives. Buckle up, every time. [said while pointing upward from his own point of view]

Getafix: [speaks, while pointing upward] Let me remind you that it's mainly the Greeks and Romans who use the written word. We Gauls stick to oral tradition […]

2015, Asterix and the Missing Scroll (in English), page 14:

This gesture calls the attention of others, indicating that the speaker is conveying important information.


mashala

From Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰه (mā šāʔa llāh).

bor

مَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰه

Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰه (mā šāʔa llāh)

An indication of excitement, surprise or astonishment.


ohibò

tut-tut!; tsk tsk!; phew! (Used to show disgust, disapproval or surprise)


glædelig jul

[ˈɡ̊lɛːðəli ˌjuːˀl]

Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk gledeleg jul and Faroese gleðilig jól


εὐαί

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εὐαί • (euaí)


omkring

From om + Old Norse krinkr (“ring, round”), from Old Norse umkring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.


豈敢

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kam⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kam⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kam⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kam⁴¹/

I don't deserve such praise or honor; You flatter me


สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส

th-interj

สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส

สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส • (sùk-sǎn wan krís-mâas)

en-สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส-th-intj--E0~LEHC


luh

(text messaging) used as an expression of awe, surprise or disbelief.


tant mieux

It's a good thing; so much the better; fortunately; used to express that a chance happening is favorable.


tant mieux

L’effet du remède a été rapide, tant mieux.

The remedy's effect was rapid, thankfully.

S’il se conduit sagement, tant mieux pour lui.

If he behaves well, all the better for him.

Il est parti ? Tant mieux !

Tant mieux pour toi !

Tant mieux pour eux !

Alors je continue ma route, et tant mieux si je me perds, tant que je vole […], portée par un courant d’air.

Then I continue on my way, fine if I get lost, as long as I'm flying […] , carried by a current of air.

It's a good thing; fortunately; used to express that a chance happening is favorable


vars

Clipping of bevars, itself a contraction of (Gud) bevare oss (”may God save us”), from the present subjunctive of bevara (“to save, to keep”), and oss (“us”).

’Och?’ undrade den gamle mannen. ’Har du förstått ett och annat då?’ ’Jo vars’, sa Jonathan.

2012, Guus Kuijer, “Konsten är ett annat sätt att förstå”, in Jacob Roël, transl., Svenska Dagbladet:

’And?’ the old man wondered. ’Have you understood a thing or two then?’ ’Yep, certainly’, Jonathan said.

(colloquial) Added to an answering interjection (mainly jo) to make it more emphatic.


snikksnakk

From conflation of the German Low German or German term Schnickschnack (“bric-a-brac, ornament; empty talk”) with the Norwegian term snakk (“(loose) talk”).


wahey

People have this image of us. They think we're cock rock. It's time to rein it in a bit. We're not going, Wahey! and pouring champagne on girls' tits.

2004, Dave Black, The Darkness "Talking":

And he did, every day — rabbits, hares; he once leapt hugely after a pheasant we put up, and got it too. "Wahey, go for it, Bullet!"


sankyu

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sankyu.wav

From Japanese サンキュー (sankyū), from English thank you.


აბა

→ Armenian: ապա (apa), աբա (aba)

From Old Georgian აბა (aba), ჰაბა (haba), which is borrowed from or otherwise related to Old Armenian հապա (hapa).

აბა რა უნდა მექნა?

Well now, [tell me,] what could I have done?

აბა სად მივდივართ?

აბა წადი სახლში ახალავე!

Right then, [listen up,] go home at once!

აბა, აბა!

აბა, აბა, ეგ თქვი შენ.

Yep, yep, you can say that again. [Lit. “say that”.]

used to encourage, literally or rhetorically, a particular response from the listener


Jehoshaphat

/d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.ʃəˌfæt/

/d͡ʒəˈhɒʃ.ə.fæt/

/d͡ʒɪˈhɒʃ.ə.fæt/

From Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט, from יהוה (“Yahweh”) + שָׁפַט (shafát, “to judge”), meaning "Yahweh has judged".

der

Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט

compound

Baley […] thought of a visit to the City Zoo with Ben six or seven years ago. No, eight, because Ben had just passed his eighth birthday then. (Jehoshaphat! Where did the time go?)

Expressing astonishment; jumping Jehoshaphat.


até que enfim

/ɐˈtɛ k‿ẽˈfĩ/

até (“until”) + que (“that”) + enfim (“indeed”)


yawa

Compare Cebuano yawa. From Nagmalitong Yawa Sinagmaling Diwata, a goddess in the Suludnon epic Hinilawod, according to F. Landa Jocano.


كس اختك

Alternative spelling of كس أختك (kuss uḵtak)


заебись

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заеби́сь • (zajebísʹ)

заеби́сь (canonical)
zajebísʹ (romanization)

— Как дела́? — Заеби́сь! ― — Kak delá? — Zajebísʹ! ― "How are you?" … "Fucking awesome!"


sirit

Clipping of English let's hear it, or possibly from share it.

[ˈsiː.ɾɪt̪̚]

Sirit na (ako)!

(colloquial) said when giving up trying to guess the answer, especially of a riddle or a question, often said with na


kors i taket

Kors i taket! Är du ur sängen innan lunch, på en lördag?

Oh my gosh! Are you out of bed before lunchtime? On a Saturday?

An expression of utter surprise and startlement, usually about pleasant surprises but may very well carry an air of sarcasm or irony.


foom

And FOOM-FOOM! the two engines burst together into life...

Those flat-trajectory shells would skim straight in, making a roaring sound in the dark: Foom! Foom! Foom!

2000, James Bradley, Ron Powers, Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima:

A soft, distant foom. The lights blinked, then faded. Foom-foom-foom! Explosions, one after another, rocked the tunnel.

2007, Warren Murphy, James Mullaney, The New Destroyer: Guardian Angel:


hemeltje

Synonym of mijn hemel (“my goodness!; heavens!”)


cibole

"Cibole! C’est pas le genre d’affaire qu’on oublie!"

1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, →ISBN, page 66:

Dangit! It's not the kind of stuff you just forget!

(Quebec, euphemistic) Alternative form of ciboire


altolà

From alt(o) (“stop, halt”) + là (“there”).


ciboire

Ciboire ! Il a joui en l’étranglant ! C’est un hostie de malade !

1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, →ISBN, page 53:

Holy shit! He came while strangling him. He's a fuckin' nutcase!


sosyal

Sosyal, na-promote ka sa trabaho! Congrats!

Nice, you got promoted at work! Congratulations!

(informal) a verbal filler connoting achievement.


ಅಯ್ಯೋ

ಅಯ್ಯೋ • (ayyō)

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Tamil ஐயோ (aiyō).

aiyo, alas; an expression of sorrow, distress, regret or grief.


ಅಯ್ಯೋ

ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō)


ಅಯ್ಯೋ

ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō)


Isten hozott

Isten (“God”) + hoz (“to bring”) + -ott (past-tense suffix), literally “God (has) brought you” (the informal “you” implied in the indefinite past-tense suffix).

af

(informal) welcome (greeting given upon someone's arrival)


yhtä mieltä

< olla yhtä mieltä (literally “to be of one mind”); yhtä (“of one”) + mieltä (“mind”)

Täysin yhtä mieltä!


pucha

—¿Estás por meterme preso?
—No, hombre, ¿por qué? ¿No se te puede dar una broma?
—Es que parece que querés sonsacarme algo.
—Pucha… qué rico tipo sos, ¿no te regeneraste ya?

(Argentina, Chile, Peru, colloquial) expresses pity, disappointment, sympathy


schack matt

checkmate; word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.


Jeebus

Jeebus, get over it. It wasn't as if I called you the wrong name while we were having sex.

Jeebus, does Helen know this? Yes, she does. It's odd, this life of ours, and I'm terribly aware of my culpability in said oddness.

2007, Helen Boyd, She's Not the Man I Married:


lovely jubbly

Based on the 1950s slogan “lubbly Jubbly” advertising Jubbly, an orange-flavoured soft drink. The modified version was coined by the English television scriptwriter John Sullivan (1946–2011) as an expression generally used by the character Derek “Del Boy” Trotter, a market trader from London, in the BBC television comedy Only Fools and Horses (first broadcast 1981–1991, with Christmas specials in 1996 and 2001–2003).

‘Yeah?’ says Adam, who doubtless expected me to put up a fight. ‘Lovely jubbly! It's a date!’ / ‘No, it isn’t,’ I say.

2000, Anna Maxted, chapter 35, in Getting Over It, London: Arrow Books, Random House, →ISBN, page 287:

Press gently all the way around to seal the edges and keep the chocolate in. Bake for 10 minutes and eat hot or cold. Easy peasy, lovely jubbly!

2004, Beatrice Hollyer, Let’s Eat: What Children Eat around the World, New York, N.Y.: Holt, →ISBN:

(British, informal) Often used as a response to some (anticipated) success: lovely; fantastic, great.


ᎡᎺᏅ

From English amen, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, truly”).


I should cocoa

Cockney rhyming slang
Cockney rhyming slang

(Cockney rhyming slang, British, dated, humorous) I should say so; I should concur; I strongly agree (almost always used ironically or sarcastically).


proost

Ultimately from Latin prōsit. The contracted form is first attested in 1880; possibly a belated attestation of an informal/dialectal pronunciation, otherwise from German prost (early 18th c.).

(Netherlands) bless you (response to sneezing)


krleš

Inherited from Old Czech krleš, krlešu. Derived from Ancient Greek Κύριε ελέησον (Kúrie eléēson).

Κύριε ελέησον

der+

Κύριε ελέησον


yesss

"Oh, yesss," he muttered in a mousy Germanic accent, hunching over and twiddling his fingers anxiously.

2009 January 8, Ben Sisario, “Addicted to Peter Lorre (That Voice, Those Eyes)”, in New York Times:


aitäh

/ˌɑi̯tˈtæhː/

[ˌɑi̯tˈtæhː]

A reduction of aituma, which is a reduction of aita (“help”) jumal (“god”).


reva

(slang) haha, lol used to represent laughter


ах

— Ру́ки вверх!
— Ах! — произнесла́ ба́рышня и неме́дленно же подняла́ ру́ки.

1908, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], Голодный блеск; English translation from Stephen Graham and Rosa Savory, transl., The Hungry Gleam, London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1915:

"Hands up!"
"Ah," cried the young lady, and hurriedly put up her arms.

— Rúki vverx!
— Ax! — proizneslá báryšnja i nemédlenno že podnjalá rúki.


vrinsk

From vrinske, from dialectal vrine (“neigh coarsely”). Compare Dutch wrensen (“to neigh, whinny”).

(onomatopoeia) The sharp neigh of a horse.


attjo

(onomatopoeia) the sound of a sneeze; achoo


waarachtig

Afrikaans: wragtig

Negerhollands: waarachtig, waeragtig

From Middle Dutch waerachtich. Equivalent to waar + -achtig.

Jezus antwoordde: ‘Waarachtig, ik verzeker u: niemand kan het koninkrijk van God binnengaan, tenzij hij geboren wordt uit water en geest.

Jesus answered: Verily, I assure you: no one can enter the kingdom of God, unless he is born out of water and Spirit.


blam

That the last zombie? Here. Let me get that for ya. *BLAM!*

A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.


բարի ախորժակ

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բարի ախորժակ • (bari axoržak)

hy-interj

բարի ախորժակ • (bari axoržak)

/bɑˈɾi ɑχoɾˈʒɑk/

[bɑɾí ɑχoɾʒɑ́k]

/pɑˈɾi ɑχoɾˈʒɑɡ/

[pʰɑɾí ɑχoɾʒɑ́ɡ]


ได้

th-interj

ได้ • (dâai)

From Proto-Tai *ɗajꟲ (“to obtain”). Cognate with Lao ໄດ້ (dai), Northern Thai ᨯᩱ᩶, Lü ᦺᦡᧉ (ḋay²), Shan လႆႈ (lāi), Tai Dam ꪼꪒ꫁, Zhuang ndaej. Compare Sui qdyais (“to get, to obtain”), Southern Kam lis (“to get”), Proto-Hlai *ɗɯː (“to get”).

cog

Lü ᦺᦡᧉ (ḋay²)

used to express a range of emotions, including acceptance, agreement, permission, anger, reproof, resignation, etc.


NVRM

(Internet, text messaging) Abbreviation of never mind.


pikat

tell it to the marines
tell it to the marines


ticky

Ticky-ticky-ticky the clock continued regardless of whether anyone listened.

(onomatopoeia, also tick) Representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.


afya

bless you (said to somebody who has sneezed)


yes way

– You passed your driving test? No way! – Yes way!

Bill (Alex Winter): Who are you guys? / Future Ted (Keanu Reeves): We're you, dude. / Ted: No way. No… way. / Future Ted: Yes way.

1989, Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (motion picture):


mafeesh

From Egyptian Arabic مـَفيش (māfīš), eventually from ما (ma, mā, “not”) + فيه (fī, “there is”) + ـش (-š, negation ending).
Borrowed into English by travelers and the British military.

(in Egypt) There is no more; I have nothing.


darn tootin'

"May I assume you wish to enter a plea of not guilty?"
"Darn tootin’."

2001, William Bernhardt, Murder One, →ISBN, page 66:

(chiefly US, countrified, idiomatic) You are absolutely correct.


egészségére

[ˈɛɡeːʃːeːɡeːrɛ]

egészsége + -re (“[on]to”, case suffix), the first element from egészség (“health”) + -e (“[formal] your or his/her/its”, possessive suffix).

af

Egészségére!

A: Köszönöm az ebédet. Nagyon finom volt.

Thank you for the lunch. It was delicious.

B: Egészségére!

you're welcome (as a reply when a meal or drink is thanked, meaning: may it serve your health)

A: (sneezes)

B: Egészségére!

A: Köszönöm.

bless you! (as a reply when someone sneezes)


ով

O (vocative particle, used for direct address)


ով

Armenian: ով (ov)

Alternative form of ո (o, “who”), used before vowels.

Ո՛վ Տէր Աստուած


heigh-ho

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go, ...

1937, Larry Morey (lyricist), Heigh-Ho, song in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)

Heigh-ho the dairy-o, the farmer in the dell...

Used as a cadence-count used for synchronized walking, marching, pulling, lifting, etc.


damme

And now, have at the Ministry, Damme!

1809, James Gillray, Pillars of the Constitution:

"Damme, sir," said the major, "there is no use in disguising a fact. Joe is blunt, sir. That's his nature."

1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:

I'm very sorry to disparage
A humble foremast lad,
But to seek your captain's child in marriage,
Why damme, it's too bad!

1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “Act ii”, in H.M.S. Pinafore; […], San Francisco: Bacon & Company, […], →OCLC:

(archaic) Expressing anger or vehemence.


мерхаба

ме̏рха̄ба (canonical)
mȅrhāba (romanization)

From Ottoman Turkish مرحبا (merhaba), from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).


dili

From an extended, reduplicated form of Proto-Philippine *di. Cognate with Tagalog hindi.


vientos

From vientos (“wind”), a rhyme made with adverb bien.

(colloquial, Mexico) Synonym of bien hecho: well done!; bravo!


pouf

pouffe (with certain dialects and/or accents)

Pouf, he was gone.

Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.


bonvenon

bona (“good, well”) + veno (“come”) + -n, a calque of English welcome, French bienvenue, German willkommen, Italian benvenuto, Portuguese bem-vindo, etc.


GDGD

(initialism, Internet, informal) Good, good.


shoop

If you want to know
(Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop)
If he loves you so
(Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop)
It's in his kiss.

1963, Rudy Clark (lyrics and music), “The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)”:

But don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh)
And don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh)
Don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh)
And don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh)

1982, Bananarama (lyrics and music), “Shy Boy”, in Deep Sea Skiving:

I like what ya do when you do what ya do
You make me wanna shoop
Shoop shoop ba-doop
Shoop ba-doop.

1993, Salt-N-Pepa (lyrics and music), “Shoop”, in Very Necessary:

But there comes a point when
When we exhale (yeah, yeah, say)
Shoop, shoop, shoop
Shoo be doop shoop shoop (yeah).

1995, Whitney Houston (lyrics and music), “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)”:

(music) Used as a scat word in song lyrics.


eat my dust

I'm ahead of ya! Eat my dust!

(informal) An in-your-face mockery to a losing rival, especially in a race

धूल चटाना (to defeat, literally “make (someone) lick dirt”)


пис

shoo!, go away! (used to chase a cat away)


godspeed

At the threshold of death, how dare I give you permission to go to England, to cross the seas? But I will not stand in your way. It is your mother's permission which really matters. If she permit you, then godspeed! Tell her I will not interfere. You will go with my blessings.

1927, M[ohandas] K[aramchand] Gandhi, “Preparation for England”, in Mahadev Desai, transl., The Story of My Experiments with Truth: Translated from the Original in Gujarati, volume I, Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Navajivan Press, →OCLC, part I, page 95:

So, class of 2007, join in. And godspeed.

2007 May 12, Peter Steinfels, “At commencement, a call for religious literacy”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-26:

Alternative letter-case form of Godspeed


болх

Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *bol-. Cognate with Mongolian болох (bolox).


drin

(colloquial) ding (sound made by a doorbell)


tralala

used to vocalize a melody or a cry to express joy


colló

Inherited from Late Latin cōleōnem, derived from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Compare Occitan colhon, French couillon.


fonoll

Inherited from Old Catalan fenoll~fenoyll, from Late Latin fēnuculum, alteration of Latin fēniculum, diminutive of fēnum (“herb”). Compare Occitan fenolh, French fenouil, Spanish hinojo.


großartig

/ˈɡʁoːsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç/

/-ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪk/

Na großartig!


dìreach

Uist and Skye in unstressed rapid speech

From Old Irish díriuch, from Latin dīrectus.


hitsi

Irregular affective derivation from hiisi.


hoots mon

"Hoots, mon!" said the mate, who was lounging beside, "I ken a far bonnier ane than that—

1840 April, “Autobiography of an Organist”, in The Sporting Magazine, volume 20, number 120, second series, page 435:

"Hey!" […] "I know a far prettier one that that—

"Threaten!" and Jeamie laughed loudly; "hoots mon, what's the use o' taking it that way. […]"

1872, Charles Gibbon, “The Laird o' Clashgirn”, in Robin Gray, page 2:

"Threaten!" […] "hey, what's the use of taking it that way. […] "

Whit's that?–Ye canna tell the fast anes frae the slow? / And ye a michty daemon tae! Hoots, mon, don't ye know / The Doppler shift? Och, hark ye weel, I'll tell ye whit tae do— / Just bang the bluidie-reid anes back, and let the blue yins through!

1982, John Lowell, “The diabolical heating scheme of J C Maxwell, or, Maxwell sums nae sae bonny”, in Robert L. Weber, editor, More Random Walks in Science, →ISBN, page 118:

What's that?–You can't tell the fast ones from the slow? / And you a mighty daemon too! Hey, don't you know / The Doppler shift? Oh, listen well, I'll tell you what to do— / Just bang the bloody-red ones back, and let the blue ones through!


хо

expressing surprise, irony, regret, or admiration


pitkästä aikaa

long time no see; it has been a long time


bumpsadaisy

Apparently related to bump and whoops-a-daisy.

The Big Apple had been introduced that year, and Kathleen and her friends loved forming the big circle and ending with a bumpsadaisy […]

1983, Lynne McTaggart, Kathleen Kennedy, Her Life and Times:

[…] the wild gyrations of the "Big Apple," in which everyone formed a circle and ended with a "bumpsadaisy," and the Lambeth Walk, […]

1996, Sally Bedell Smith, Reflected Glory: The Life of Pamela Churchill Harriman:

(MOTH on his way back with the drinks. Bumps into someone. Dolly bird.) / MOTH. Oops sorry love. Bumpsadaisy. You all right […]

1999, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil, Contemporary Scenes for Actors, Women:

Used to accompany, or to apologise for, a bumping motion.


thank'ee

"Thank'ee, thankee, kind sir," he said, grasping my hand in both of his.

1850, Charles Dickens, chapter 46, in David Copperfield:


sufiĉe

Sufiĉe! Mi konsilas al vi ambaŭ atenti viajn langojn.

Enough! I advise you both to watch your tongues.


permanto

From Proto-Finnic *përmanto. Cognates include Estonian põrand (“floor”), Livonian pȭrand (“floor”) and Votic põrmata (“floor”) (Mati). Also related to Northern Sami bearpmet.

a mild expletive, alliterative euphemism for perkele


dėkoju

Literally “I thank”, conjugation of the verb dėkoti, from Old High German dankōn (“to thank”), cognate of English thank. Compare Polish dziękuję.


timcheall

timcheall! (canonical)
timcheall
thimcheall
dtimcheall


hoezo

Berbice Creole Dutch: hoso, huso

desc

Negerhollands: hoeso, hoso, huso, hueso, husso

→ Virgin Islands Creole: hoeso (dated)

Univerbation of hoe + zo. Compare English how so.


ikaw

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu (compare Bikol Central ika, Cebuano ikaw, Chamorro hao, Hawaiian ʻoe, Hiligaynon ikaw, Malay engkau, Maori koe, Rapa Nui koe, and Waray-Waray ikaw), from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu (compare Atayal isu', Amis kiso, Bunun kasu, and Rukai kusu).

Ikaw, kung gusto mo.


magtig

From early-modern Dutch magtig, today machtig or mighty.
"eene magtige vloot..."
"a mighty fleet..."
- (1752) Jan Wagenaar Vaderlandsche Historie. Deel 7

(South Africa) my God! An expression of surprise.


mālie

From Proto-Polynesian *malie. Cognates include Hawaiian mālie and Tuvaluan mālie.

Used to express one's appreciation of the performer(s); bravo


السلام عليكم

ar-interj

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ • (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (canonical)
as-salāmu ʕalaykum (romanization)

Maltese: is-sliem għalikom

→ Afar: assaláamu qaléykum

→ Albanian: selam alejkum

→ Azerbaijani: əs-səlamu əleykum

desc

әссәләмәғәләйкүм

→ Bashkir: әссәләмәғәләйкүм (əssələməğələyküm)

আসসালামু আলাইকুম

→ Bengali: আসসালামু আলাইকুম (assalamu alaikum)

сала́м але́йкум

→ Bulgarian: сала́м але́йкум (salám aléjkum)

→ Catalan: salam aleikum

سەلامو عەلەیکوم

→ Central Kurdish: سەلامو عەلەیکوم (selamu 'eleykum)

салам алейкум

ассаламу ӏалайкум

→ Chechen: салам алейкум (salam alejkum), ассаламу ӏалайкум (assalamu ˀalajkum)

→ Chinese:

Mandarin: 薩拉姆·阿萊控／萨拉姆·阿莱控 (sàlāmǔ'āláikòng)

→ Czech: selam alejkum

→ English: salaam alaikum, salam alaikum, salaam alaykum, salam alaykum, as-salaam alaikum, assalamu alaikum, assalamu alaykum, salaamu alaikum

→ Finnish: as-salaam aleikum

→ French: as-salam alaykum

→ Galician: salam aleikum

→ German: salam aleikum

σαλάμ αλέκουμ

→ Greek: σαλάμ αλέκουμ (salám alékoum)

→ Hausa: salamu alaikum

→ Hebrew: סלאם עליכום (salám 'aléikum)

→ Hindi: सलाम अलैकुम (salām alaikum)

→ Hungarian: szálem alejkum

→ Indonesian: assalamu alaikum, assalamualaikum

→ Italian: salamelecco

アッサラーム・アライクム

アッサラーム・アレイクム

→ Japanese: アッサラーム・アライクム (assarāmu araikumu), アッサラーム・アレイクム (assarāmu-areikumu)

ас саламу алейкум

→ Karachay-Balkar: ас саламу алейкум (as salamu aleykum)

ассалаумағалейкум

ассалаумағалейкүм

→ Kazakh: ассалаумағалейкум (assalaumağaleikum), ассалаумағалейкүм (assalaumağaleiküm)

→ Korean: 앗살라무 알라이쿰 (atsallamu allaikum)

салам алейкүм

→ Kyrgyz: салам алейкүм (salam aleyküm)

ссалам алейкум

→ Lak: ссалам алейкум (s:alam aleykum)

салам алейкум

→ Lezgi: салам алейкум (salam alejkum)

→ Malay: assalamualaikum

അസ്സലാമു അലൈക്കും

→ Malayalam: അസ്സലാമു അലൈക്കും (assalāmu alaikkuṁ)

السلام علیکم

→ Pashto: السلام علیکم (as-salam 'alekom), اسلام علیکم (asalam 'alekom)

سَلام عَلِیْکُم

→ Persian: سَلام عَلِیْکُم (salâm 'aleykom)

→ Polish: salam alejkum

→ Portuguese: salamaleque

→ Romanian: al salamalaikum

саля́м але́йкум

→ Russian: саля́м але́йкум (saljám aléjkum), сала́м але́йкум (salám aléjkum), ассала́му ’але́йкум (assalámu ’aléjkum) — proscribed

→ Serbo-Croatian:

селам алејкум

Cyrillic script: селам алејкум

Latin script: selam alejkum

→ Sicilian: salamaliccu

→ Slovak: selam alejkum, salam alejkum

→ Slovene: selam alejkum

→ Swahili: nzala malekum, nsala malekum, nsala malekun

سەڵام عەلێیکوم

→ Southern Kurdish: سەڵام عەلێیکوم (sæɫaːm a'aleykum)

салом алайкум

ассалому алайкум

салому алайкум

саломун алайкум

→ Tajik: салом алайкум (salom alaykum), ассалому алайкум (assalomu alaykum), салому алайкум (salomu alaykum), саломун алайкум (salomun alaykum)

அஸ்ஸலாமு அலைக்கும்

→ Tamil: அஸ்ஸலாமு அலைக்கும் (assalāmu alaikkum)

అస్సలం అలై కుం

→ Telugu: అస్సలం అలై కుం (assalaṁ alai kuṁ)

әссәламү галәйкүм

→ Tatar: әссәламү галәйкүм (ässälamü ğaläyküm)

→ Turkish: selamünaleyküm

→ Turkmen: salamaleýkim

سَلام عَلَیکُم

→ Urdu: سَلام عَلَیکُم (salām 'alaikum)

→ Chagatai:

ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم

ئەسسالام ئەلەيكۇم

Uyghur: ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم (essalamu eleykum), ئەسسالام ئەلەيكۇم (essalam eleykum)

Uzbek: assalomu alaykum

السلام عليكم.ogg

Ar-السلام عليكم.oga

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ — وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ
as-salāmu ʕalaykum — wa-ʕalaykumu s-salāmu
Peace be upon you. — And upon you, too.

assalamu alaikum
assalamu alaikum#English

peace be upon you; good day; hello; hail, salaam alaikum, assalamu alaikum

as-salāmu ʕalaykum wa-raḥmatu llāhi wa-barakātuhu

Peace be upon you as well as Allah's mercy and blessings.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ


nfr

Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic *fir- (“to be good”) with an additional *nV- prefix. Compare also Tamahaq ⵉⴼⵔⴰⵔ (ifrar, “best”) and Saho feer (“good”).


prems

(informal) dibs (used to claim right to something before anyone else)


I'll be blowed

Probably a hyperbole expressing that the speaker is so surprised it is as if they have been blown over by a gust of wind: compare blow me down and blow me over, and also knock someone over with a feather, which have the same sense. Used as a euphemism for I'll be damned; compare also blasted.

Well, I’ll be blowed if it isn’t my old school friend, John!

‘[…] Luke at that there homnibus; why, darn me—’ and now, in his eloquence at this peculiar point, my friend became more loud and powerful than ever—‘why, darn me, if maister harns enough with that there buss to put hiron on them osses feet, I’ll—be—blowed!’

1858, Anthony Trollope, chapter XV, in Doctor Thorne. […], volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 5:

The sound of his voice quickened the other’s memory, his face expanded to its fullest capacity, and he also broke into a laugh. “Why, Newman—I’ll be blowed! Where in the world—I declare—who would have thought? You know you have changed.”

1876 June, Henry James, Jr., chapter II, in The American, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, […], published 5 May 1877, →OCLC, page 20:

“I’ll be blowed if it isn’t the kid,” ejaculated Wheeler.

1893, Horatio Alger Jr., chapter XXX, in Cast Upon the Breakers:

(British, euphemistic, informal, dated) Used to express amazement and surprise.


lauk

Lauk a mercy on me....

1861, H.B. Ashmead, Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes & Melodies, Philadelphia, page 77:

(British, dialectal, obsolete) Alternative form of lawks


mais oui

« Tu l’as vu ? » « Mais oui ! »


では

Of で (de, conjunctive adverb) and は (wa, topic particle).

2015, Sandra Haefelin, Rinko Nagami, ‘Kogao’ tte Nihon de wa home kotoba nanda: Doitsujin ga odoroku Nihon no ‘nichijo’ [‘Small-face’ is a compliment in Japan? German flummoxed by Japan’s ‘everyday’], page 124:

Well then dear readers, until we meet again soon!

ではでは読者の皆さま、またお近いうちにお会いしましょう

De wa de wa dokusha no minasama, mata ochikai uchi ni oai shimashō

2020, Ikuzaki Kazuki, Chikyusan wa reberu appu shimashita, page 295:

「それでは命子さん、またあとで」「うん、ささら、またあとでね」

“Sore de wa Meiko-san, mata ato de” “Un, sasara, mata ato de ne”

“Well, Meiko, later” “Yeah, after a while”

used to signal the end of a conversation or message as a whole: that's all for now


ocio

From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus.


äss

See ässitama (“to irritate; to incite; to agitate”).

Command used to incite a dog to fight: attack! get 'em!


ostras

(Spain, euphemistic) jeez, blimey, yikes, darn it


co-latha breith sona

Co-latha breith sona dhut, a charaid!

Co-latha breith sona dhuibh, a Mhaighstir Ròbasdan!


Diyos ko

Diyós ko! (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


именно

head

и́менно • (ímenno)

и́менно (canonical)
ímenno (romanization)

→ Georgian: იმენა (imena) (slang)

— Мы же договори́лись сде́лать э́то. — И́менно, поэ́тому мы э́то и де́лаем.
— My že dogovorílisʹ sdélatʹ éto. — Ímenno, poétomu my éto i délajem.
— We agreed to do this. — Exactly; that's why we're doing it."

— Вы мне э́то говори́те? — И́менно, Вам!
— Vy mne éto govoríte? — Ímenno, Vam!
— You're telling me this? — You, indeed!

exactly, that's right, right, precisely, indeed; used to emphasise agreement or confirmation.


ладно

ла́дно • (ládno)

Ла́дно, ла́дно, я э́то сде́лаю.

Да ла́дно уже!

Ну да ла́дно ― Nu da ládno ― So-so, never mind


April fools

April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day#English

Expressed when the speaker has pranked someone successfully on April Fools' Day.


kva

From Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod. Akin to English what.

ka

Sunnhordlandsk, bracket form between 1938 and 1959

kå

Hallingmål, Sognamål, Setesdal, Gudbrandsdal, Meldal


მადლობთ

გმადლობთ გმადლობთ#Georgian


只今

Short for 只今帰(ただいまかえ)りました (tadaima kaerimashita).

hello; here I am; I'm home (said by a person coming back home, a stock phrase required by Japanese etiquette)


wa la wa

Middle English: weylawey

Scots: walawa, wallawa

English: welaway, wellaway (archaic)

/wɑː lɑː wɑː/

731, Bede, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, 1722 edition prepared by John Smith, p. 501


mar sin leibh

bye, goodbye just now, see you (plural or formal singular)


mar sin leat

bye, goodbye just now, see you (informal singular)


soraidh

From Old Irish soraid (“smooth, easy; agreeable, pleasant”), from so- + réid.

inh

Soraidh libh, a dhís tréanfhear.


soraidh

Soraidh leibh!


aferin

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آفرین (āferīn, “well done”), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (āferīn, “well done”), from Persian آفرین (âfarin, “bravo”).


wellaway

From Middle English weylawey, from Old English weg-lā-weg, alteration of wā lā wā, with substitution of Old Norse vei for Old English wā. Compare wellawo, weila.

Crying with pitteous voice, and count'nance wan; / Ah well away, most noble Lords, how can / Your cruell eyes endure so pitteous sight [...]?

1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

Replied the Angel, "Wellaway! Wellaway! this may be in no way." And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say. When it was the Four Hundred and Sixtyfourth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious ...

2013, anonymous author, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

Wellaway, wellaway, ah, wellaway! ' As ocean beat the stone, did she her breast, 'Ah, wellaway! . . ah me ! alas, ah me !' Such sighing uttered she. ii A Cloud spake out of heaven, as soft as rain That falls on water, — ' Lo, The Winds have ...

1920, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning: With Two Prose Essays, page 292:

(chiefly archaic, literary) Expression of sadness, regret, remorse, etc., alas, "woe"!


caspio

Borrowed from Latin Caspius, from Ancient Greek Κάσπιος (Káspios).


قارت

imitates scratching taking place when a hard object is bitten


خیر

خَیر (canonical)
xair (romanization)
ख़ैर (Hindi)

Etymology tree
Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr)bor.
Classical Persian خَیْر (xayr)bor.
Urdu خَیر (xair)Borrowed from Classical Persian خَیْر (xayr), borrowed from Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr).

etymon

خَیر

خیر، میں بہت اپنے بارے بات کر رہی ہوں، تمہارے وہاں کیا چل رہا ہے؟

Anyway, I'm talking a lot about myself, what's going on with you?

xair, ma͠i bahot apne bāre bāt kar rahī hū̃, tumhāre vahā̃ kyā cal rahā hai?


chugaibh

look out! watch out! (to more than one person)


صوص

Of onomatopoeic origin and related to صوصمق (susmak, “to be silent”).


cachái

a question tag that adds emphasis to what was just said.


astaghfirullah

/ˈæs.tæɡ.fɪ.ɹəˈlɒː/

Borrowed from Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha, literally “I ask forgiveness from Allah”).

bor+

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ

Astaghfirullah! Look at the state of your room.

(MLE, slang) An expression of disbelief, disapproval, surprise, shock, etc.

(Islam, literally) In the literal sense, "I seek forgiveness from Allah"; a short prayer of redemption; God forgive me.

I should not have done that, astaghfirullah.

(Islam) An expression of guilt or shame.


astaghfirullah

From Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha, “I seek forgiveness from God”).

bor

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ

(Islam, literally) a prayer seeking for forgiveness from God.


buggeration

"Oh, buggeration." Her fidgety mother had skimmed three oranges off the top of the fruit bowl with her sleeve.

2004, Michael Lawrence, A Crack in the Line:

Buggeration! Where was Bert Lightfoot when you needed him?

Oh buggeration, the sodding light's come on...


deksels

Probably borrowed from West Frisian [Term?] or Dutch Low Saxon [Term?]. Equivalent to deksel + -s as a minced oath for duivels.


gak

proselytizing is, ultimately, a disgusting way of relating to people. whether it's amway, xnty, or discovery toys, it's just awful manipulation pride and disrespect. i hate it, i hate that i did it, it's yucky yucky yucky. puke puke gak vomit.

2002, 93 Percent Wise, “the NT then and now”, in alt.messianic (Usenet):

Unsure what to make of it, I flicked on Entertainment Tonight (7:30 p.m. weekdays on NBC, Global) to find — gak — his sister Marie, who served her own headline-grabbing stint on Dancing two seasons ago, being treated like visiting royalty by the outrageously overcaffeinated Mary Hart.

2009 March 19, Joel Rubinoff, “It's not a dream: They're back”, in Toronto Star:

Alternative form of gack (“expression of disgust or disapproval”)

Gak. She'd thought that's what it meant. Her heart slammed into her gut. No, no, no.

2008, Erin McCarthy, You Don't Know Jack:

Alternative form of gack (“expression of trepidation”)


Pardon

16th century, from Middle French pardon. The use as an interjection (ca. 1700) after Modern French.


وعليكم السلام

ar-interj

وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ

وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ • (wa-ʿalaykumu s-salāmu)

وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ (canonical)
wa-ʿalaykumu s-salāmu (romanization)

→ Afar: waqaléykumu saláam

desc

वालेकुम अस्सलाम

→ Hindi: वालेकुम अस्सलाम (vālekum assalām)

уағалейкумассалам

→ Kazakh: уағалейкумассалам (uağaleikumassalam)

→ Turkish: aleykümselam

Ar-وعليكم السلام.oga

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
السلام عليكم#Arabic

And upon you be peace (the reply to the greeting السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)).


oopsy

"Oopsy..." She grabbed the wheel and made a quick recovery. "Sorry."

Then she heard the baying. "What's that?" "I fear it's a werewolf pack on the hunt." That she understood. "Oopsy!" She flapped her arms harder...

The woman then looked directly at the angler and sweetly said, "Oopsy." She then bent over and deposited his jigs into her tackle bag.

2007, Jeff Rowland, The Reel Adventures of a Marion County Angler:


öh

Öh! Sluta upp med det där!

hey (when trying to get someone's attention)


まあまあ

ja-pos

まあまあ • (māmā)

Resemblance to Cantonese 麻麻地 (maa4 maa4-2 dei6-2) (“so-so”) likely coincidental.


تشرفنا

ar-interj

تَشَرَّفْنَا

تَشَرَّفْنَا • (tašarrafnā)

تَشَرَّفْنَا (canonical)
tašarrafnā (romanization)

First person plural past tense of تَشَرَّفَ (tašarrafa, “to be ennobled, honored”): “we are honored”.


عيد ميلاد سعيد

عِيد مِيلَاد سَعِيد!

عِيد مِيلَاد سَعِيد! • (ʕīd mīlād saʕīd!)

عِيد مِيلَاد سَعِيد ! (canonical)
ʕīd mīlād saʕīd! (romanization)


申し訳ありません

申し訳ありません (canonical)
mōshiwake arimasen (romanization)

[mo̞ːɕiβ̞a̠ke̞ a̠ɾʲima̠sẽ̞ɴ]

From 申し訳 (mōshiwake, “excuse”) + ありません (arimasen, “polite negative of ある”). Can be interpreted literally as "I have no excuse".

com

大変申し訳ございませんでした。


fuck me backwards

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fuck me backwards.wav

(vulgar) Emphatic form of fuck me (used for surprise or frustration).


pumba

bang (a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound)


Verzeihung

/fɛɐ̯ˈtsaɪ̯ʊŋ/

Verzeihung, ich rede.

Used to get someone's attention. excuse me, pardon me


rym

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) imitates the sound of falling; thump!


HDF

(Internet slang, text messaging, derogatory) Initialism of halt die/deine Fresse (“shut your mouth”).

(medicine) Initialism of Hämodiafiltration (“hemodiafiltration”).


نعم

yes?, response to being called by one's name.


WTH

Alternative form: wth

Before you could say WTH (what the hell), I ran in with my fist balled up as tight as possible, swinging at whatever piece of this man I could hit.

2011, Epiphany Toi Williams, Epiphany Rise: No More Secrets, page 68:

(Internet slang, text messaging, mildly vulgar) Initialism of what the hell and what the heck.


ayos

From Proto-Philippine *áyus (“to arrange, make something neat or proper”).

inh

Ang ganda ng pagkakapinta mo! Ayos!

(colloquial) expression of gladness and content about something: great!; alright!


knall

From the verb knalle; compare with German Knall.


lø

Borrowed from Arabic لَا (lā, “no, not”), itself from Proto-Semitic *lā.


white rabbit

A phrase said, before saying anything else, on the first day of the month in order to bring good luck.


hamos

Possibly derived from bamos. Compare Masbatenyo hamos.


wej

(Central Greater Poland, Southern Greater Poland, Chełmno-Dobrzyń, Malbork, Near Masovian, Far Masovian) used to direct someone's attention or express surprise; whoa! look!

Central Greater Poland; Southern Greater Poland; Near Masovian; Central Greater Poland; Southern Greater Poland; Near Masovian


særleg

From Old Norse sérligr. Cf. Danish and Norwegian Bokmål særlig. Related to Swedish särskilt, but the Swedish word is never used as an interjection.

Trur du verkeleg han vil gje att alle pengane han lånte frå ho? Ja, særleg!

Do you really reckon he will give back all the money he borrowed from her? Yeah, right!


cocuzza

From Late Latin cucutia (found in Pliny), from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of zucca and cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.


abao

an expression of astonishment, joy, or surprise


abang-abang

Reduplication of abang (“leaving behind”).

rdp

lucky word said at parting believed to ward off sickness or other misfortune


عفوا

ar-interj

عَفْوًا • (ʕafwan)

عَفْوًا (canonical)
ʕafwan (romanization)

Arabic phrasebook
 This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.
Adverbial accusative of عَفْو (ʕafw).

phrasebook

you're welcome, don't mention it, not at all


عفوا

ajp-interjection

عفوًا • (ʕafwan)

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَفْوًا (ʕafwan).

lbor

you're welcome, don't mention it (as a reply to شكرا (šukran, “thank you”))


dearie me

/ˌdɪəɹiˈmiː/


deary me

/ˌdɪəɹiˈmiː/

"Dear, deary me," cried my mother, "what a disgrace upon the house! And your poor father sick!"

1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:


dear me

"Dear me, Mr. Holmes. Dear me!" said this singular epistle. There was neither superscription nor signature. I laughed at the quaint message; but Holmes showed unwonted seriousness.

1915, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear:

"Dear me," said Mrs. Flanders, when she read in the Scarborough and Harrogate Courier that the Rev. Andrew Floyd, etc., etc., had been made Principal of Maresfield House, "that must be our Mr. Floyd."

1922, Virginia Woolf, chapter 2, in Jacob's Room:

An expression of surprise, dismay, or indulgent disapproval.


xoxoxo

An abbreviation for hugs and kisses, usually placed at the end of a letter.


مساء الخير

ar-interj

مَسَاء الخَيْر

مَسَاء الخَيْر • (masāʔ al-ḵayr)

مَسَاء الخَيْر (canonical)
masāʔ al-ḵayr (romanization)


أليس كذلك

أَلَيْسَ كَذٰلِكَ؟

أَلَيْسَ كَذٰلِكَ؟ • (ʾa-laysa ka-ḏālika?)

أَلَيْسَ كَذٰلِكَ؟ (canonical)
ʾa-laysa ka-ḏālika? (romanization)


مساء النور

مَسَاء النُّور

مَسَاء النُّور • (masāʔ an-nūr)

مَسَاء النُّور (canonical)
masāʔ an-nūr (romanization)

مَسَاء الخَيْر
مساء الخير#Arabic

good evening, answer to مَسَاء الخَيْر (masāʔ al-ḵayr)


صباح النور

صَبَاح النُّور

صَبَاح النُّور • (ṣabāḥ an-nūr)

صَبَاح النُّور (canonical)
ṣabāḥ an-nūr (romanization)

Ar-صباح النور.oga

صَبَاح الخَيْر
صباح الخير#Arabic

good morning (in answer to صَبَاح الخَيْر (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr))


صباح الخير

صَبَاح الخَيْر

صَبَاح الخَيْر • (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr)

صَبَاح الخَيْر (canonical)
ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr (romanization)


hei hei

[ˈhé̞i̯ ˈhè̞i̯]


heippa

[ˈhe̞i̯pːɑ̝]


dammit to hell

As they lost altitude, the rain started sounding louder against the plane, and Sharla swore softly. “Dammit to hell! The rain's freezing.”

(mildly vulgar) Used to express anger or irritation.


halò

Borrowed from English hallo. Compare Irish haló.


حاجة

ajp-interjection

حاجة • (ḥāje)

حاجة تبكي.


gerroff

Aw, gerroff, gerroff, will you, you're not funny, the pair of you.

1966, Sean Hignett, A picture to hang on the wall:


up top

A request for a high five, accompanied by an open palm gesture.


bůhví

Inherited from Old Czech bóhvie. By surface analysis, bůh + ví


申し申し

ja-pos

申(もう)し申(もう)し • (mōshi mōshi) ^(←まうしまうし (mausimausi)?)

申し申し (canonical)
mōshi mōshi (romanization)
mausimausi (romanization)
まうしまうし (hiragana historical)

/mauɕi mauɕi/ → /mɔːɕi mɔːɕi/ → /moːɕi moːɕi/
Reduplication of 申し (mōshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 申す (mōsu, “to speak”, humble form). Mōshi mōshi literally means "speaking speaking", and was used in the first telephone experiment in Japan, quite similar to the English “checking, checking” or “testing, testing” used when testing audio equipment. In modern parlance, it is used more like English “hello”, only just on the telephone, or figuratively when trying to get through to someone.

(telephony) a common Japanese telephone greeting: hello; used when answering the telephone

used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening


notate bene

Classical Latin notāte (plural present active imperative form of notō (“I mark, I note, I observe”); compare notā) + bene (“well”), formed on the pattern of nota bene, used as its plural.

“We cover some of this material in our seventh- and eighth-grade social science classes.” Notate bene those magic words, “social science!”

1940: the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, the Classical Association of New England, the California Classical Association, the Classical Association of the Atlantic States, and the Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest, The Classical journal, volume 36, page 22 (Classical Association of the Middle West and South)

Notate bene: As an existentialist “condemned to skepticism” — especially regarding my own assertions — I entertain the following doubts: by the time this book goes into print and on the market, the Italy a few of us know today will have changed radically.

2003, Mary Ann Vigilante Mannino, Justin Vitiello, Breaking open: reflections on Italian American women’s writing, Purdue University Press, →ISBN, page 28, →ISBN:


helskutti

Minced oath for helvetti; compare helkutti.


hiivatti

[ˈhiːʋɑ̝t̪ːi]

A minced form of helvetti, perhaps inspired by hiisi.


helkatti

Minced oath for helvetti, possibly a blend of helkkari + helvetti.


(vulgar) Fuck you: a gesture to show discontent with or contempt of another.


Deo volente

From Latin Deo volente, an absolute ablative. See James 4:15: “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” - a critique of those who are over-confident in their ability to determine their own future.

Deo volente, I shall be with my new family on Christmas, and perhaps you will be there too.

1973 December 8, A. Nolder Gay, “Coping With Christmas”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 3:


velkommen

[ˈʋelˌkʰʌmˀm̩]

[ˈʋelˌkʰɒ̽mˀm̩]

welcome (greeting given upon someone's arrival)


välkomna

The verb is derived from the adjective välkommen + -a

welcome (greeting given upon the arrival of multiple people at once)


σκατά

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σκατά • (skatá)


weylawey

English: welaway, wellaway (archaic)

From Old English wā lā wā, weg-lā-weg, wei-lā-wei, wī-lā-wei.

Alas quoth Abſolon, and welaway / That trewe loue was euer ſo yuel byſette / Than kiſſe me, ſyn it may be no bette / For Jeſus loue, and for the loue of me.

1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Myllers Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales (in Middle English), [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC, folio xv, recto, column 2:

A general interjection expressing distress, regret, or sorrow: alack, alas, lackaday.


nö

(colloquial, regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) Alternative form of nein (“no”)


Gordon Bennett

For James Gordon Bennett, Jr., a New York newspaper proprietor and playboy during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who became widely known for his extravagant lifestyle and shocking behaviour. The first time the expression appears in print was in 1937, in James Curtis's novel, You’re in the Racket, Too. The Oxford English Dictionary places the phrase in the 1890s as an alteration of gorblimey and again in reference to James Gordon Bennett Jr.
The name was probably chosen because the first syllable of Gordon sounds like God in non-rhotic pronunciations, which would make this a minced oath.

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, frustration.


感恩

chữ Hán form of cảm ơn, cám ơn (“thank you”).


godnat

→ Greenlandic: kunaat


god formiddag

From god (“good”) + formiddag (“forenoon”).

good forenoon; used after early morning (see god morgen), between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.


för helvete

Skynda dig, för helvete!

(vulgar) (God) damn it!, for fuck's sake (Literally: For hell!)


S@Side Nod

Imitative of a head nod, a cross-cultural gesture meaning yes.


naja

—Ich finde, Justin Bieber ist der größte kanadische Musiker seit Neil Young!
—Naja.
—I think Justin Bieber’s the greatest Canadian musician since Neil Young!
—Uh-huh.

uh-huh, if you say so (expresses disagreement with what was said but an unwillingness to argue about it)


дьявол

дья́вол • (dʹjávol)

дья́вол (canonical)
dʹjávol (romanization)

Inherited from Old East Slavic диꙗволъ (dijavolŭ), from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos), from διαβάλλω (diabállō, “I slander”, from δια- (dia-, “through”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”)).
For the meaning development, compare Russian кида́ла (kidála), кида́лово (kidálovo) related to кида́ть (kidátʹ).

af

діа́волъ — Pre-reform orthography (1918)


chiche

→ Russian: шиш (šiš) (possible)

Inherited from Old French chiche, possibly from or related to Latin ciccum, or alternatively an expressive or onomatopoetic expression (compare Spanish chico, Catalan xic). The interjection probably derives from the "capable" sense, suggesting in its usage "not capable".


kurde

(minced oath) moderately vulgar swearword


аш болсун

head

аш болсун • (aş bolsun)


var någonstans

– Vet du var (någonstans) Tomas bor?.
– Do you know where Tomas lives?

where?; used to ask for clarifications or specification on where something is located or where something happens


vart någonstans

– I morgon flyttar Tomas.

– Vart någonstans?

– Till Göteborg.
– Tomorrow Tomas moves.
– To where?
– To Gothenburg.

to where?; used to ask for clarifications or specification on to where something is moving


hardy har har

/ˈhɑɹdiˈhɑɹˈhɑɹ/

/ˈhɑɹɾiˈhɑɹˈhɑɹ/


what it do

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-what it do.wav

"What it do?" "Sound like I called just in time." Blue scratches his neck.

"What it do?" "What's up, Nique? This Kay Kay." "What's up?" Unique replied, putting her cell phone on speaker so that Zoe could hear as well.

"What's up, Fitz? Lincoln?" "What it do, Camille?" Lincoln said, his voice a little too loud.

2007, La Jill Hunt, Old Habits Die Hard:

"What's up, Charlie? What it do?" "Nothing new," said Charles. "Catch y'all later on tonight, a'ight?"

(African-American Vernacular) What's up? What's going on?


think fast

Catch! (when throwing an object unexpectedly)


si seulement

from your lips to God's ears
from your lips to God's ears

if only, I wish, from your lips to God's ears


do piče

Alternative forms: do piči, dpč, dpc


la vache

(informal) Exclamation of surprise or astonishment: crap!, dammit!, shucks! holy cow!


entendeu

(Brazil, colloquial) a tag question; "okay?"


bom dia

/ˈbõ ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/

/ˈbõ ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bon dia (vosco), later reinforced by Spanish buenos días.


lest we forget

From Rudyard Kipling's 1897 poem Recessional.

(British and Canada) Used in Remembrance Day ceremonies as a caution against forgetting those who died in war.

(Australia and New Zealand) Used on ANZAC Day memorials as a caution against forgetting those who fell in the First World War


obrigada

[ɔ.βɾiˈɣa.ðɐ]


äntligen

/ˈɛŋkˌlɪ(ɡ)ɛn/

From Middle Low German endeliken, from ende, near-equivalent to ändlig (“finite”) + -en (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Danish endelig, Norwegian Bokmål endelig, Norwegian Nynorsk endeleg, German endlich, Dutch eindelijk and English endly.

suffix

finally! (Used to express sudden pleasure, joy, or great excitement in regard to an announcement or a message.)


siktir

From Ottoman Turkish سیكدیر (sikdir). Second-person singular imperative of siktirmek (“to let fuck”) which is causative of sikmek (“to fuck”) derived from sik (“penis”). The word literally means "let (yourself) get fucked". Compare to Azerbaijani sikdir.

(vulgar) Shows pain, anger or an unexpected event.: fuck!

(vulgar) Shows anger or annoyance directed towards a specific person.: fuck off!


clackety

A clacking sound suggesting mechanical motion, as of a railway train.


սիկտիր

From Ottoman Turkish سیكدیر (sikdir) and Azerbaijani sikdir.

(vulgar) fuck off! go to hell! get lost!


brrm

(chiefly childish) The sound of a car engine.


clickety

A clicking sound suggesting mechanical motion.


H^o@Side-PalmForward Flatten

Lexicalized version of -N-O-, the fingerspelling of English no.


prou

Inherited from Old Catalan prou, from Late Latin prōde (“profitable”), rebracketed from Latin prōdest (“is useful”).


iunno

Loose pronunciation of I dunno (“I don't know”).


şükür

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شكر (şükr, vulg. şükür, “thankfulness, gratitude”), from Arabic شُكْر (šukr, “thankfulness, gratitude”).


yummo

"Yummo! A maiden! Can I have a bit?" it asked Knight. "Certainly not," said Knight grumpily. "It's mine!"

2001, Jennifer Rowe, Fairy tales for grown-ups:

Use a spatula to lift the eggs from the pan one at a time, and flip over directly on top of the melted cheese. Yummo — eat now.

2003, Diane Morgan, Peter Medilek, Midnight munchies:

"Mmm. Yummo." Fitzy told her to keep talking. She chewed, she swallowed, and then she had another forkful, talking the whole time.

2003, Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, She's not there:

Check often to be sure beef is covered in liquid, adding more beer or water if necessary. Serve with rice and salad. Yummo!

2008, Anthony William Brownless, Billy's Book for Blokes:


bombax

indeed! strange! Used to express real or affected surprise.


әйдә

→ Russian: айда́ (ajdá)

Imperative mood of the verb Әйдәргә (Äydärgä)


meca

¡Meca! ¿Que ye esto?


meca

Euphemised form of me cago en la leche or its variations

(euphemistic) shoot, shank, sugar (euphemised form of "shit")


shoh

Shoh, atiingi chidí léiʼ yiiłtsą́ą niʼ.

Oh, by the way, I saw a certain car on the road.

"oh, by the way", (connoting sudden recollection of an event)

"oh, yes, I almost forgot" (when recalling something)


συγχαρητήρια

head

συγχαρητήρια • (syncharitíria)

συγ‧χα‧ρη‧τή‧ρι‧α


bzzzt

The sound of the arrows was bzzzt, bzzzt, like the buzzing of flies. I know of no more maddening noise than the singing of arrows past the ear.

2002, Mika Waltari, Naomi Walford, The Egyptian:

So every time he walked near the defendant, he hummed out a soft little bzzzt, like the sound of an electric charge going through wires.

2005, James W McElhaney, McElhaney's trial notebook:

With a sinking heart, she reached over to the bedside table to check the time — ten am! How could that be? She'd set the alarm for seven! Bzzzt. Bzzzt.


bzzt

The buzzer on Matthew's desk rang violently at this point, bzzt-bzzt...

1921, Alfred Emanuel Smith, New Outlook:

You sing him a new song, bzzt — a connection is made. You tickle his toes, bzzt — there goes another.

2000, Linda P Acredolo, Susan Goodwyn, Baby minds: brain-building games your baby will love:

Pressing an imaginary button, Crichton said, "Bzzt! Wrong answer."

2001, Keith R A DeCandido, Rockne S O'Bannon, Farscape: House of Cards:

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a buzzer or of electricity. Often used as a reaction to a wrong answer.


thwomp

The dull sound of something landing heavily, or of something being struck hard.


dear Lord

Oh, dear Lord, how I do miss your po' sister! I never hed to ask her to git anything; she done it without askin'. She wor too good to live, she wor!

1887, Mary Andrews Denison, Cracker Joe:

We thought he must have been delayed... we thought... dear Lord, he can't be dead.

Expressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration.


paxis

(British) Used by schoolchildren to express immunity from "being caught" in games such as bulldog or it.


why on Earth

Why on Earth are you pouring vinegar in your drink?

(idiomatic) used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning a question.


why in God's name

Why in God's name have you got my pizza?

(idiomatic) used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning question.


sănătate

Inherited from Latin sānitās, sānitātem. Compare Aromanian sãnãtati.


tally ho

“Tally ho!” cried old Fezziwig, skipping down from the high desk with wonderful agility.

1843, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol:


بالهنا والشفا

From Arabic بالهناء والشفاء (bi-l-hanāʔi wa-š-šifāʔ), of the same meaning.

der

بالهناء والشفاء


charros

(El Salvador) Used to warn to keep silence, be careful or discreet.

(Mexico) Used to express irritation or surprise.


what the Devil

Inherited from Middle English what þe devel, what devel.

inh+

What the Devil have you done to the horse?

What the devyll hast thou on thy fyste? An owle?

c. 1515–1516, John Skelton, Magnyfycence; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 166, line 922:

(idiomatic) Used to add emphasis to “what” when beginning a question.

mitä pirua

used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question


लंड

hi-interj

लंड • (laṇḍ)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*laṇḍa, “penis”). May be related to Sanskrit लङ्ग (laṅga, “union”) and लण्ड (laṇḍa, “excrement”).

inh+

मोहोम्मद- इस बार जंग में मैं जीत सकता हूँ।
प्रमोद- लंड, जीत सकता है।
mohommad- is bār jaṅg mẽ ma͠i jīt saktā hū̃.
pramod- laṇḍ, jīt saktā hai.

used with stress to jeeringly contradict a statement


charro

Borrowed from Basque txar (“defective, weak”).


हो

Inherited from Sanskrit आम् (ām, “yes”). Cognate to Hindi हाँ (hā̃).

हो, मी भारतीय आहे.


taing

From Scots thank, from Old English þanc, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz.


gangi þér vel

gangi þér vel ! (canonical)
gangi ykkur vel (plural)

See ganga vel (“to do well, to go well”) and þér (“to you”), the dative case of þú (“you”).

Gangi þér vel í prófinu!

Skemmtu þér vel í Japan og gangi þér vel.


gemach

From Middle High German gemach, from Old High German gimah (“calm, comfortable”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamak, related to the root of machen (“to do, carry out”).


пять баллов

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пять ба́ллов

пять ба́ллов • (pjatʹ bállov)

пять ба́ллов (canonical)
pjatʹ bállov (romanization)

(slang) (mark) excellent!, five (out of five), excellent; A mark, A grade


5 баллов

5 ба́ллов • (5 bállov)

5 ба́ллов (canonical)
5 bállov (romanization)

пять ба́ллов
пять баллов#Russian

Alternative spelling of пять ба́ллов (pjatʹ bállov)


окей

оке́й • (okéj)


окей

оке́й • (okéj)

Оке́й, как хо́чешь.


окей

оке́й • (okéj)


'ere

’Ere, why don't we get some cigarettes?

(British, slang) Contraction of look here, used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.


sácate

do not even think it
do not even think it


фак

ru:Средний палец (жест)


lo siento

Lo siento mucho.


euh

The spelling is probably influenced by French euh.

er, erm, um, uh; used as a space filler or pause during conversation

er, erm, um, uh; used to express hesitation, confusion, or doubt

er, erm, um, uh; used to express embarrassment or subtle disagreement


euh

er, um, uh; expressing hesitation, reflection, confusion, or doubt


fuggedaboudit

Pronunciation spelling of forget about it.

pronunciation spelling of

Of course, someone might have concluded "fuggedaboudit," the cake mix won't sell.

2002, Bonnie Goebert, Herma M. Rosenthal, Beyond Listening: Learning the Secret Language of Focus Groups, page 4:

(slang) Do not worry about it; it does not matter; it is beyond your control.

And Sunday . . . fuggedaboudit. You may as well have gone to school on Sunday.

2003, Al Roker, Marialisa Calta, Mark Thomas, Al Roker's Hassle-Free Holiday Cookbook, page 238:

And as for buying in pricey Manhattan itself — well, unless you're Donald Trump himself, fuggedaboudit.

2005, June Fletcher, House poor: pumped-up prices, rising rates, and mortgages on steroids, page 15:

Men don't want to seem chauvinistic, women don't want to be dependent, and if you're gay, fuggedaboudit.

2007, Addie Johnson, The Little Book of Big Excuses: More Strategies and Techniques for Faking It, page 69:

(slang, New York City) There is no hope of it being so, the idea is preposterous; do not waste my time with such notions


peas and rice

He said, “Lord, Jesus Christ, peas and rice. That is what Bill is always wantin’—money! money! money!” He give me the money and put me back on the black hoss and sent me home.

c. 1937, Ebenezer Brown, quoting Tom McDowell (ante 1865), as reported in an interview transcript, quoted in Andrew Waters (editor), Prayin’ to Be Set Free, John F. Blair (publisher, 2002), page 99

Aunt Polly nodded. “[…] Jesus Christ, peas and rice! They don't tell their heads from their foots. The big hat, he run like Old Scratch after him.”

2005, Sandra Dallas, New Mercies, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 225:

I hear him say, “We have to fight for our life, boys, more desperately than at Shiloh and Vicksburg. What is called for here is loyalty, courage, and grim determination.” ¶ “Well, peas and rice,” Little Bit says. “It’s just getting good. What is it now?”

2007, Margaret McMullan, When I Crossed No-Bob, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, published 2009, →ISBN, page 70:


euoi

Shall the warriors of Thebes be dumb? "Euoi! Euoi! Hail Bacchus!" They dance to the pipe and drum.

Euoi! Curving vines, delicate tendrils from sinews and tendons. Euoi! Candle flames and sweet smoke sting, swarm with the sound of bees...

The Bacchic cry of Euoi is not too dissimilar to Jesus' penultimate cry, while on the cross, of Eloi, Eloi.

2001, Ralph Ellis, K2: Quest of the Gods:

[…] sexually aroused by them but never successful in their urge to debauch them. The maenads, Diodoros continues, cry out 'euoi' […]

2003, Matthew Dillon, Girls and women in classical Greek religion:

A cry of impassioned rapture in ancient Bacchic revels.


ջան

From Middle Armenian ջան (ǰan), from Persian جان (jân).

ջա՜ն ջա՜ն ― ǰa^!n ǰa^!n ― exclamation of joy, pleasure


oh my goodness

/əʊ maɪ ˈɡʊdnɛs/


ฉี่

th-interj

ฉี่ • (chìi)

Onomatopoeic. Compare Burmese ဆီး (hci:).


pombas

oh no! (expresses frustration or irritation)


tot straks

see you later (implies that you will see the person later the same day)


by golly

By golly, a fellow ought to have some say-so in the sale of his eggs.

1965, Robinson Barnwell, Head Into The Wind:

I understand that ministers are hoping to get the Bill on the statute book by the autumn. And by golly, they are in a hurry.

2024 August 7, Christian Wolmar, “Labour in a hurry to implement changes on the railway”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 42:


God willing

absolute construction; comparable to the phrase (if) God be willing.

God willing, we'll meet again same time next year.

See y'all again same time next year, God willing.

And what so poor a man as Hamlet is May do, to express his love and friending to you, God willing, shall not lack.

1602, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince God willing,of Denmark:

(often as disjunct) Barring unforeseen circumstances, it is hoped that (while generally also indicating acceptance of God's will).

神の思し召しがあれば

かみのおぼしめしがあれば

اَللّٰہ چاہے

"Allah" can be replaced with any term relating to God


Christ alive

An expression of surprise, outrage, disgust, etc.


Christ almighty

Good Christ almighty!

1971, William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist:

An exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration or astonishment


Jesus Harold Christ

Unknown or disputed. Likely a variant of Jesus H. Christ, from the Christogram IHS, an abbreviation of Ancient Greek Ιησούς (Iēsoús) Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Jesus Christ”). An alternate theory speculates that Harold is a mishearing of hallowed in the Lord's Prayer: “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.” A third theory is that the middle name is arbitrary, used to mark the difference between profane and sacred invocations of Jesus Christ.

Since, as I mentioned, my arse is intact, I meditate first upon the pain in my balls. Jesus Harold Christ! I wonder if Monger's got some morphine kicking about. I wouldn't put it past him.

2007, David Thewlis, The Late Hector Kipling, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN, page 304:

(US, potentially offensive) An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.


մալադեց

head

մալադե՛ց • (maladécʻ)

hy-interj

մալադե՛ց • (maladécʻ)

մալադե՛ց (canonical)
maladécʻ (romanization)


ապրես

head

ապրե՛ս • (aprés)

hy-interj

ապրե՛ս • (aprés)


good God

Good God! Who are this Wretch’s Advisers?

1724, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to Mr. Harding the Printer, Upon Occasion of a Paragraph in His News-Paper of Aug. 1st. Relating to Mr. Woods's Half-Pence, page 9:

“Young lady, there is no hope; one side of the Duchesse is struck with palsy; she retains her senses, and will, most probably, to the last; but she cannot live through the night.” / “Good God!” exclaimed Francesca; “and the Duc de Mercœur left Paris this morning!” For a moment all command over herself was lost, and she sank on a seat, sick and faint with sudden agony.

1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 73:

"Good God, sir," exclaimed the officer, "is it possible?" And the next moment his eye lighted up with professional ambition. "This will make a deal of noise," he said.

1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde:

(idiomatic, mildly blasphemous, dated) Expression of surprise, outrage, or horror.


verdade

From Old Galician-Portuguese verdade, from Latin vēritātem (“truth”), from vērus (“true”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁-, *weh₁ros.

true, exactly, indeed (expressing agreement)


hunh

"So I guess it was as messy as Dan said, hunh?"

2011, Ellyn E. Hugus, Symphonic Storm: Book 1: Peace Keepers, page 31:


yeesh

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Perhaps yuck or yech, etc. influenced by sheesh.

You ask..yeesh do we have to teach you EVERYTHING??

1999 Feb 3, 3:00 am, Jenn, The Theory of being loved, alt.romance

>How can there be a "best" crime against humanity?
Ones that get rid of the most undesirable ethnic groups. Yeesh do I have to draw a picture?

2005 Sep 29, 12:29 am, Rev. Bleech_, Rate crimes against humanity from best to worst, alt.music.pink-floyd

Yeesh, pour salt on the wound, why don't you?

2009, Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart, Lani Diane Rich, Dogs and Goddesses, page 383:

“I just wondered if you'd—” “Shut up, Shawna. I didn't say anything. Yeesh!”

2009, Jeannine Garsee, Say the Word, page 296:

"I guess that explains why they don't fly very well." Gina shuddered. "And I almost made it crash! Yeesh!" "Yeesh is right," agreed Jay.

2003, Jeanette Cottrell, There's No Such Thing!:

"Yeesh," Ratchet muttered again, caressing his singed whiskers. "I think I'll let you look for the books from now on, Kendra."

2005, Lee Edward Födi, Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers:

And so, if your mother says, "Yeesh!" every time somebody mentions broiled liver...

2005, Eugene B Bergmann, Excelsior, you fathead!: the art and enigma of Jean Shepherd:

Yeesh. So strong was his cologne she could practically taste it.

2008, Ann Brashares, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2:

She did, however, spot Gordon Burns over by the bar. Yeesh. He gave her the creeps.

2008, Suzanne Brockmann, Force of Nature:


snerk

(Internet slang) Expressing amusement; a snicker, or a snort of laughter.


OKDK

/ˌəʊkɪˈdəʊki/

(informal, chiefly Internet slang, initialism) Abbreviation of okey-dokey.


by God

Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that…"

By God! That chicken has no head!

[…] having made a cross cut, so as to ascertain the depth of the fat upon the chest, exclaimed, in a sort of rapture, “Three inches of white fat on the brisket!—prime—prime, as I am a crowded sinner—and de’il ane o’ the lazy loons in but mysell! Seven—aught—aught tines on the antlers. By G—d, a hart of aught tines, and the first of the season![…]”

1822 May 29, [Walter Scott], chapter III, in The Fortunes of Nigel. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 85:


sacristi

J’en frissonnai, murmurant : Sacristi, la belle fille !

1882 December 26, Guy de Maupassant, “Nuit de Noël”, in Gil Blas:

I shivered, murmuring, ‘Good lord, what a beautiful girl!’

(colloquial, dated) good Lord, heavens above


figyelem

The stem is of uncertain origin. Perhaps from an earlier variant of the verb fedd + -elem.

Attention!, Warning! (used to warn of danger in signs and notices)


iyi günler

İyi günler, nasıl yardımcı olabilirim?


おい

Likely a general interjection sound. Compare English oi.

おい、起きなさい！！

(usually impolite) Said to get someone's attention; hey!; oi!


iyi geceler

iyi geceler öpücüğü


welladay

Alacke the time that ever I was borne, / To be partaker of this destinie. / Alacke the day, alacke and welladay.

1595, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet:

Ah! wel-a-day! what evil looks / Had I from old and young; / Instead of the Cross the Albatross / About my neck was hung.

1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere:


bä

Fåret och geten säger bä

Bä, bä, vita [sic] lamm ....
Baa, baa, black sheep ...

(onomatopoeia) baa (cry of sheep or goat)

Any number of ä letters can be added to show the length of the bleat


selam

From Ottoman Turkish سلام (selam), from Arabic سَلَام (salām).


ба

Ба! Кого́ я ви́жу!

Why, I can't believe this is really you!

(colloquial) why!, well I never!, wow! (an exclamation of surprise, especially at an unexpected meeting)


tyvärr

Contraction of ty värr 'the worse', from Old Swedish thy vær, from Old Norse því verr. Compare Danish desværre and Norwegian diverre, Icelandic því miður.

Är han här?
(nej)Tyvärr.

Is he here?


бе

Combines:
* An emphatic particle derived from Proto-Slavic *ba, *bo, coordinate to де (de), же (že), ле (le).
* A form of address borrowed from Ottoman Turkish به, from Byzantine Greek βρέ (bré), probably a colloquial form of Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), the vocative of μωρός (mōrós, “dull”).

Да, бе, да!

Какво ме гледаш, бе?

Бе, писна ми от всички!

(emphatic particle): Alternative form of ба (ba): used as an expression of disbelief, surprise, irritation, or eagerness

ба

Иванчо, бе, млъкни за малко, та и аз да кажа нещо!

Oi, Johny, shut up for a moment, so I can also say something!

Ivančo, be, mlǎkni za malko, ta i az da kaža nešto!

(form of address): Alternative form of бре (bre): used for emphasis after vocative expressions


arrè

(Belgium) exclamation used for emphasis, when giving something to someone, commenting etc.


pip pip

Gee-Gee struck a Fifth Avenue attitude. "Home, James. My car and chauffeur awaits me lord in the alley. Pip-pip, big stuff."

1937 October, “Brant House” [pseudonym; G. T. Fleming-Roberts], “‘No End by Death’”, in Secret Agent “X” in The Assassins’ League, Springfield, Mass.: Periodical House, Inc., OCLC 20615773; reprinted [Doylestown, Pa.?]: Wildside Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-8095-7175-8, page 24

"Right," Templeton said cheerfully, clapping his hands together. "Well, I'm going to leave you two kids to enjoy your champagne breakfast. Pip pip!"

2013, Kim Foster, chapter 14, in A Beautiful Heist, New York, N.Y.: Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN:

"Cheerio Michael," he said loudly. "We'll go fly-fishing again soon, my boy." / "Pip pip, Mr Stevens."

2013, Garry Bushell, Face Down (Face Trilogy), [Chatham, Kent?]: Caffeine Nights Publishing, →ISBN:

(British, colloquial) Goodbye; cheerio, toodeloo (toodle-oo), toodle pip (mostly used by the upper classes).

Pip pip! What's going on here?

I can do a French accent or a German accent or a British accent. (Doing British accent) Pip, pip! Lovely day, isn't it?

1990, Gail Golden (book), Grant Golden (music and lyrics), A Little Bit of Magic, Denver, Colo.: Pioneer Drama Service, →OCLC, page 1:

(British, colloquial) A general greeting, mostly used by the upper classes.

Pip pip! Let's get out there and knock the stuffing out of 'em!

(British, colloquial) Used to create enthusiasm, mostly by the upper classes.


holy Moses

(mildly blasphemous) expression of surprise, outrage, disgust, etc.


bloody Nora

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, dated) Expression of surprise, irritation, etc.


sod it

(UK, Ireland) expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.


curse it

(UK, mildly vulgar) expression of annoyance.


sod a dog

"Sod a dog." He shook his head. "She'll have a rant, then forgive me."

"Sod a dog, will you look at that? I've never seen so many CD's. Ya got a record store right here in yer room."

(UK, Ireland, mildly vulgar) Expression of surprise or annoyance.


blimey O'Riley

If you're the O'Reilly, they speak of so highly, / Why blime me, O'Reilly, you're doing quite well.

1915, Harry S. Miller (lyrics and music), “Blime Me, O’Reilly (You’re Doing Quite Well) [cover title: Blime Me Mr. O’Reilly but You’re Looking Mighty Well]”, New York, N.Y.: The Cadillac Music; Springfield, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.: A. H. Goetting, →OCLC, page 5:

(UK, Ireland) An expression of surprise or frustration.


blimey O'Reilly

[1915, Harry S. Miller (lyrics and music), “Blime Me, O’Reilly (You’re Doing Quite Well) [cover title: Blime Me Mr. O’Reilly but You’re Looking Mighty Well]”, New York, N.Y.: The Cadillac Music; Springfield, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.: A. H. Goetting, →OCLC, page 5:

(UK, Ireland) Alternative form of blimey O'Riley


Holy Mother

A clipping of Holy Mother of God in reference to Mary, mother of Jesus.

(blasphemous) Synonym of wow, an expression of surprise.

(blasphemous) Synonym of dammit, an expression of disgust or annoyance.


damn and blast

(British, mildly blasphemous) Used to express anger.


Holy Mother of God

Holy Mother of God, you've got to go faster than that to get to the top

(blasphemous) Synonym of Mother of God, an expression of surprise, frustration, etc.


heavens above

Heavens above, what was this? A red lamp swinging, on their line, to stop them! Brake, reverse, throw the steam against her. What's this we're into?

1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, page 54:

goeie hemel ! lieve help ! goeie genade !


damn it

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(mildly vulgar) An expression of surprise, outrage, or frustration.

bon sang

an expression of surprise, outrage, or frustration


perdindirindina

(humorous) an expression of disappointment, impatience or surprise; for goodness' sake


զիբիլ

From Ottoman Turkish زبل (zibil) and in some dialects from Azerbaijani zibil, ultimately from Arabic زِبْل (zibl). The Van dialect զըբիլ (zəbil) is probably borrowed via Northern Kurdish zibîl.

(colloquial) untranslatable response, exclamation, showing that the speaker is annoyed


booyakasha

Of unclear origin, although many spurious theories exist. Possibly of Jamaican origin, as an extended form of boo-ya. Intended as a simulation of a shotgun blast and used in hip-hop, e.g. "Keep Their Heads Ringin’" by Dr Dre (1995) and before that by Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. in the late 1980s. "Booyaka" appears in Shabba Ranks's "Ting a Ling". (Popularised by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, whose character Ali G used it during the 1990s and early 2000s. Cohen could also have intended it to be a portmanteau of "boo-ya" and the Hebrew word for "you're welcome, which is בְּבַקָּשָׁה, phonetically "bevakasha."

(slang) Used to express triumph, normally if trying to appear "gangsta".

Ali G
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
Dr Dre
Sacha Baron Cohen

Irish language word for thanks of which booyakasha might be a corruption


fuck-a-doodle-doo

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(UK, vulgar) Expression of frustration, contempt or boredom.

- I can play 'Don't Look Back in Anger' on guitar.
- Well fuck-a-doodle-doo.

(UK, vulgar) Conveys sarcastic admiration or happiness; whoop-de-doo.


ماشاءالله

head

ماشاءالله • (mâšâ'allâh)

[mɑː.ʃɑː.ʔäl.lɑ́ːʱ]

[mɑː.ʃɑː.ʔäl.lɑ́ːʱ]

[mɑː.ʃɑːl.lɑ́ː]

[mɔː.ʃɔːl.lɔ́ː]

[mɒː.ʃɒː.ʔæl.lɒ́ːʰ]

[mɔ.ʃɔ.ʔäl.lɔ́ʱ]

Borrowed from Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ (mā šāʔa llāhu).

bor+

مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ


good golly

(slang) expression of surprise, etc.; golly


sodding hell

(UK, Ireland, vulgar, mildly blasphemous) expression of contempt, frustration, etc.


goodness gracious me

goodness gracious
goodness gracious#English

(idiomatic, UK) Alternative form of goodness gracious


blooming hell

(UK, slang, blasphemous) Synonym of bloody hell


crimenetly

I am not, in any way at all, trying to prevent or say she can't discuss what she wants. Sheesh, and crimenetly! It's an opinion!!

1995 May 9, Donald M. Gooch, “Re: [some] LEFT WINGERS [aren't fond of] THE POPE!”, in bit.listserv.politics (Usenet):

My dad could hit his thumb with a hammer and yelp "Crimenetly!" but it didn't count.

2006 October 7, “Close to Home”, in Indianapolis Monthly, page 70:

(US, slang) Alternative spelling of criminently


kersplat

From ker- + splat; compare kerpow, kerplunk.

The sound of something splattering messily.


my sainted aunt

(UK) An expression of surprise or alarm.


partiu

[paɾˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

[paχˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

[paɻˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

Partiu cinema!


bleeding heck

(UK, slang) minced oath for bleeding hell.


lawks a-mercy

(UK) A minced oath for "Lord have mercy".


bleeding hell

(UK, slang, mildly blasphemous) Synonym of bloody hell


no side

(rugby) Called by the referee at the end of a match, as no side has the next possession of the ball.


God in heaven

(UK, mildly blasphemous) Expression of alarm or amazement.


naagga

From Proto-Inuit *na- (“no, negation”), from Proto-Eskimo *na- (“no, negation”). Cognate with Inupiaq naagga.


qujanaq

From Proto-Inuit *quja- (“to thank, be glad, thank you”), from Proto-Eskimo *quja- (“to thank”).