はいさい

はいさい (canonical)
ハイサイ (canonical)
haisai (romanization)

Okinawa; men's speech; Okinawa; men's speech


はいさい

Likely related to Kikai 早さやー (へーさやー, hēsayā, “good morning”, literally “it's early”).

cog

へーさやー, hēsayā

はいさい、御(ぐ)総(すー)様(よー)今日(ちゅー)拝(をぅが)なびら。

(men's speech) hello, hi, hey, howdy (used by commoners in Naha)


belat

[ˈbɛː.lɐt̪̚]

exclamation indicating how misfortune is well-deserved by the person spoken to: serves you right! you deserve it!


suca

(idiomatic, slang, vulgar) suck it (an expression of rebuke or dismissal)


psha

"Psha! your ladyship does not know the world," said her husband.

1852, William Thackeray, The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.:

Psha! the girl's a Christian, and when she's smacked on one cheek she turns the other.

1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:


do svidaniya

From Russian до свида́ния (do svidánija), from до (do, “till”) with свида́ния (svidánija) - genitive form of свида́ние (svidánije, “meeting, seeing (each other)”).

der

до свида́ния

(chiefly in the context of Russia or Russians) Farewell; goodbye.


spasibo

Borrowed from Russian спаси́бо (spasíbo).


tía má ơi

[tiə˧˦ maː˧˦ ʔəːj˧˧]

[tiə˨˩˦ maː˨˩˦ ʔəːj˧˧]

[tiə˦˥ maː˦˥ ʔəːj˧˧]

tía (“father”) + má (“mother”) + ơi (attention particle).

com

(idiomatic) Holy Mother of God!; Mother of mercy!; literally "Father and Mother!"


караул

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карау́л! • (karaúl!)

карау́л! (canonical)
karaúl! (romanization)

→ Yiddish: קאַראַוּל (karaul)

A Turkic borrowing; compare Tatar каравыл (qarawıl), Kazakh қарауыл (qarauyl). Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ (qaraɣul).

— А я закричу́ карау́л, и вас в катала́жку возьму́т.
— А я немо́й, что ли? Я не закричу́ карау́л? Кому́ боя́ться карау́ла, вам и́ли мне?

1872, Фёдор Достоевский [Fyodor Dostoevsky], “Часть 3. Глава 5. Путешественница. III”, in Бесы; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Demons, Vintage Classics, 1994:

"And I'll shout for help and you'll be locked up." "And I'm mute, am I? Do you think I won't shout for help? Who should be more afraid of shouting for help, you or me?"

— A ja zakričú karaúl, i vas v katalážku vozʹmút.
— A ja nemój, što li? Ja ne zakričú karaúl? Komú bojátʹsja karaúla, vam íli mne?


お疲れ

Compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 疲れ (tsukare, “tiredness, fatigue, exhaustion”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 疲れる (tsukareru, “to become tired or fatigued”).


calm your tits

Jesus H. Christ dude, calm your tits! Don't get so damn worked up; we'll sort it out.

The act of pareidolia is such that the culmination of completely arbitrary events leads to the jackrabbit assumption that we might as well call it a day and close shop. Without any hard evidence, we wave the white flag. And yes, an earthquake counts as an arbitrary event. Calm your tits.

2011 April 11, Doc Watson, “Game Over, Man!: Has Doom & Gloom Come All Too Soon?”, in Salient, volume 74, number 7, Victoria University of Wellington, page 31:

Unfortunately, I had only heard of J. Cole on R&B singer Miguel's single "All I Want is You" (calm your tits, hip-hop junkies); however, I can say that I am more than pleased this season (considering the NBA lockout disappointment).

2011, Victoria Smith, "From Sidelines to Varsity", The Union Weekly (California State University, Long Beach), Volume 69, Issue 7,10 October 2011, page 11

I can hear you cringing at this choice, but calm your tits and watch the music video.

2013, Julie Kosin, “An Eye For An Icon”, in The Miscreant, number 35, page 15:

(slang, derogatory, vulgar) Calm down! (Used to tell someone to relax when they are agitated, angry, overexcited, etc.)


oh really

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Well, one day when she got tired of my seemingly spaced-out replies she let me have it. She responded with, "Oh Mommy, I had a horrible day. First I lost my lunch pail and the teacher wouldn't let me go to the office for help. Then I got upset and jumped off the building." My response was “Oh really, darling, that is wonderful.” She started raising her voice and said “See, I knew you were not listening to me. You don't really want to know how my day was, so why do you even ask me?” That was it. I felt terrible.

2009, Elizabeth Marie Galloway-Evans, Embracing the Gift of Parenthood, page 85:

(colloquial) An exclamation of surprise or amazement.

'It's a sniper' shouted the bush.
‘Oh really! Did you hear that boys, it's a fucking sniper. What am I? Am I talking in Czechoslovakian or what? I know it's a fuckin' sniper.’

2004, Martin Pegler, Out of Nowhere: A history of the military sniper, published 2012, unnumbered page:

(colloquial, sarcastic) Said in response to an obvious statement.

"In less than two hours Simon is picking me up, and we're going to Maui for the weekend."
“Oh, really.” The line was silent for a moment. “And just what are his intentions in this romantic getaway?”

2007, Terrye Robins, Revenge in Paradise, page 131:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see oh, really.


valha

(Brazil) cor; whoa (exclamation of surprise or amazement)


гялайлаа

mn-interjection

гялайлаа • (gjalajlaa) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠢᠯᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠ (gilayil-a))

gjalajlaa (romanization)
ᠭᠢᠯᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠ (Mongolian)


баярлалаа

баярлалаа • (bajarlalaa) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠷᠯᠠᠯᠤᠭᠠ (bayarlalug-a))

bajarlalaa (romanization)
ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠷᠯᠠᠯᠤᠭᠠ (Mongolian)

[pä.jɐ̆rɮ.ɮäː]

ба‧яр‧ла‧лаа


улуг өөрдүм

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улуг өөрдүм • (ulug öördüm)

/ʊˌlʊɣ‿øːrˈdʏm/


сайн байна уу

mn-interjection

сайн байна уу?

[sʰæ̝ːm pæ̝ːn‿o̙ː]


сайн уу

сайн уу • (sajn uu) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ
 ᠤᠤ (sayin -uu))

sajn uu (romanization)
ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠤᠤ (Mongolian)


ąąʼ

well?; tell me (a friendly invitation to someone to share his thoughts)


ylävitonen

ylä- (“upper, superior, high”) + vitonen (“dialectal form of viitonen - a five”); calque of English high five

prefix

gimme a five, give me five, slap me five!


бах

bang, kaboom (sound of a gunshot or an explosion)


ба-бах

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ба-ба́х • (ba-báx)

ба-ба́х (canonical)
ba-báx (romanization)


бабах

баба́х • (babáx)


padiddle

"Let's play ‘padiddle’... When a car goes by with one headlight if I say padiddle you have to give me a kiss!"

1948 May 23, Bob Montana, Nevada State Journal, Reno, NV, Comics section, Archie:

An exclamation shouted during a game by the first player that sees an automobile with only one lit headlight, the said person being allowed to kiss or strike one of the other players.


天晴れ

/apare/ → /appare/
Alteration of Old Japanese 哀 (ancient apare, modern aware, “deeply touching or moving”). More at 哀れ.
The kanji are ateji (当て字).


Virgem Maria

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ˈviɾ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

/ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

/ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

/ˈbiɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

Compound of virgem (“virgin”) + Maria (“Mary”).


bordel de merde

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câmbio

From Old Galician-Portuguese cambio, either directly from Late Latin cambium (“change”) or deverbal of cambiar (cf. Portuguese escambo), from Latin cambiāre (“to change”) , from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *kamb- (“crooked; bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱamb-, *(s)kamb- (“bent”).

(procedure word, military) over (end of sentence, ready to receive reply)


céus

good heavens! (expresses surprise or shock)


brincadeira

[bɾĩ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɾĩ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɾĩ.kɐˈðe.ɾɐ]


caraças

an expression of irony, admiration or impatience


aleluia

From Ecclesiastical Latin allelūia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (“Praise Yah”).

(Christianity) hallelujah! (exclamation of praise to God)


aleluia

From Old Galician-Portuguese aleluia, from Ecclesiastical Latin allelūia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (“Praise Yah”).

(informal) finally! at last! about time (expresses that something took too long to occur)


aleluia

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic алелоуиꙗ (aleluija), from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούια (allēloúia), from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (“Praise Jah!”).

der

הַלְּלוּיָהּ


vejam

Archaic first-person plural present subjunctive form of veure (modern vegem).


hã

For quotations using this term, see Citations:hã.


I am

I am something (canonical)
someone (canonical)

Originally after Biblical usage (Exodus 3:14), translating Hebrew אֶהְיֶה ('ehyeh).

I am Charlie Hebdo!

Indicates solidarity or a support of a shared conviction with the person or object upon which a perceived injustice is being inflicted.


folga

Inherited from Old Polish folga. Sense 3 is reinforced by contamination with folia. Cognate with German Folge and English follow.


ауч

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а́уч • (áuč)

(neologism) ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)


まさか

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū, compiled 759 CE.
There are various theories regarding the ultimate derivation:
* Being the initial ma- is from 目 (ma, me, “eye”), it was thought to be an alteration of 目前 (mesaki, “before one's eyes”), with the me- element becoming ma-, but there was no attestation of masaki.
* Compound of root 正 (masa, “exactly”, found in compounds such as まさに (masa ni, “certainly, exactly, without doubt”)) + か (ka, “special suffix indicating condition”).

com

found in compounds such as <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">まさに</i> (masa ni, “certainly, exactly, without doubt”)

まさか！そんなわけないでしょう？

まさか、本当にやったのか？


упс

И хара́ктер у москвиче́й та́кже по́ртится. Всё каки́е-то «ва́у», «упс» — как-бу́дто мы в Нью-Йо́рке, что́ ли.
I xarákter u moskvičéj tákže pórtitsja. Vsjo kakíje-to «váu», «ups» — kak-búdto my v Nʹju-Jórke, štó li.

Город фальшивой растительности, 1997

And the character of Muscovites is also getting worse. All those "wows" and "oopses" — as if we're in New York or something.


вау

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ва́у • (váu)

И хара́ктер у москвиче́й та́кже по́ртится. Всё каки́е-то «ва́у», «упс» — как бу́дто мы в Нью-Йо́рке, что́ ли.

1997, Город фальшивой растительности:

And the character of Muscovites is also getting worse. All those "wows" and "oopses" - as if we're in New York or something.

I xarákter u moskvičéj tákže pórtitsja. Vsjo kakíje-to «váu», «ups» — kak búdto my v Nʹju-Jórke, štó li.


Hookey Walker

UK early 19th century. Etymology unknown.

unk

Etymology unknown

(UK, archaic, slang) Expressing scornful rejection or disbelief.


poça

(minced oath, sometimes considered mildly vulgar, slang) damn (expresses surprise or disappointment)

minced oath; sometimes considered mildly vulgar; minced oath; sometimes considered mildly vulgar


heto

From Proto-Central Philippine *ha-itu, from *ha- "existential prefix" + *itu "here". See also hi- (stative prefix), ito (“this”) and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.


shukran

From Arabic شُكْرًا (šukran), adverbial accusative of شُكْر (šukr, “thankfulness”).

Kalaas. Shukran.


thanky

“Thanky, George,” replied the sea-cook.

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

“How do you do, Mr. Huxter,” the Prince of Fairoaks said in his most princely manner—“I hope you are very well.”
“Pretty bobbish, thanky.”

1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 47, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:

“Thanky Ma’am. Ah hates dat woman lak poison. Keep her from round dis house. Her look lak uh white woman!

1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Harper Perennial, published 2000, page 143:

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


dobrodošli

sh-interjection

dobrodòšli (Cyrillic spelling добродо̀шли)

dobrodòšli (canonical)
добродо̀шли (Cyrillic)

Fossilized second-person plural of dobrodòšao.

dobrodošli u džunglu!


добродошли

добродо̀шли (canonical)
dobrodòšli (romanization)

до‧бро‧дош‧ли

Fossilized second-person plural of добродо̀шао.

добродошли у џунглу!

добродошли у Београд!


ナンセンス

[nã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɰ̃sɨ]


ơi

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ơi • (㗒, 意, 𠲖, 喂)

vi-interj

ơi • (㗒, 意, 𠲖, 喂)

Mẹ ơi !
Ơi !
Hey, Mom!
Hey!

(to someone of equal or lower status) hey


счастливо

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счастли́во • (sčastlívo)

счастли́во (canonical)
sčastlívo (romanization)

[ˈɕːaslʲɪvə]

[ˈɕːæsʲlʲɪvə]

Ru-сча́стливо.ogg

[ɕːɪs⁽ʲ⁾ˈlʲivə]

Ru-счастли́во.ogg


bywaj

(Central Greater Poland, Środa, Września) come here!


wheugh

Wheugh! Wheugh! What a bustle we are in! and what a world of trouble is here!

1804, Maria Edgeworth, “Rosanna”, in Popular Tales:


nū

Ngǖ ōh nū tǖ thò nyè..

Ngǖ ōh chai naih-oh apa-oh nū tǖ thò nyè..

Apa-oh apong-i va kü hei nyu naih-oh ngü-oh nū tǖ thò nyè..

(Patsho) okay(used to give an affirmative response.)


иҭабуп

иҭабуп • (itabupʼ)


бей

hell! damn! (expression of indignation or anxiety)


ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ

/tʰu(k̚)ˀ˥˥.t͡ɕeˑ.ʈ͡ʂʰeˑ/

From ཐུགས་རྗེ (thugs rje, “compassion”) + ཆེ (che, “great”).


doprawdy

Univerbation of do + prawdy. Compare Italian davvero.


tica

interjection used to call sheep or goats


pô

Pô, que difícil!

Isso é legal, pô.

(Brazil, vulgar) It expresses astonishment, annoyance, boredom


אַך

oh! (expression of surprise or realization)


vô

Undiphthongized equivalent of Northern vào.
The usage of vào (especially in writing) by speakers of Central-Southern dialects can be contributed to borrowing from Northern dialects. On the other hand, the undiphthongized Southern form with palatal initial latter spread to the Northern and Central dialects as an interjection.

Một, hai, ba, dzô!


потрясающе

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потряса́юще!

потряса́юще! • (potrjasájušče!)

потряса́юще! (canonical)
potrjasájušče! (romanization)

Adverbial form of потряса́ющий (potrjasájuščij, “terrific, fabulous”)


phweep

From around the corner upstream comes a quiet birdcall: "Phweep? Phweep?" like a question.

1986, Martha Brown, Granite Mountain Spring, page 26:

Pit blew on Relly's whistle, three times, phweep. Bubba started barking.

2009, George Stade, Swimming Through the Flotsam in Which We Live and Move and Have Our Being:

A guttural phweep-phweep used to defend feeding territories.

2010, Clive F. Mann, Robert A. Cheke, Sunbirds:

A whistle, or the whistling cry of a bird.


tiei

From tieli, from Proto-Oceanic *taci (“younger sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-huaji, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.


ayubowan

"Ayubowan, I am looking for a yam for my Suduhamy." I said.

1963, Punyakante Wijenaike, The third woman and other stories - Part 1963, page 48:

Charming girls dressed in the traditional, low-country reddha and hattaya, welcomed the invitees at the regal Galle Face Hotel, with a customary ayubowan.

2007 June 3, Vidushi Seneviratne, “Echo of Koggala cradle”, in The Sunday Times:

The cabin crew are all Sri Lankan and passengers are greeted on boarding with the traditional ayubowan ('may you have long life').

2008, Royston Ellis, Sri Lanka: The Bradt Travel Guide, page 27:

(Sri Lanka) Salutation wishing the recipient a long life, typically as a greeting or a goodbye.


alvíssaras

[aɫˈβi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ]

From alvíssara, from Old Galician-Portuguese alvyssara, from Andalusian Arabic البِشَرَة (al-bišara), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā).
Cognate with Galician albízaras, Spanish albricias and Mozarabic albixara.


с лёгким паром

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с лёгким па́ром

с лёгким па́ром • (s ljóxkim párom)

с лёгким па́ром (canonical)
s ljóxkim párom (romanization)

Ellipsis of поздравля́ю с лёгким па́ром (pozdravljáju s ljóxkim párom, literally “I congratulate [you] for the light steam”).

ellipsis

поздравля́ю с лёгким па́ром

I congratulate 􂀿you􂁀 for the light steam

a friendly remark made to someone who's just got out of the shower or sauna


հաջողություն

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հաջողություն • (haǰoġutʻyun)

hy-interj

հաջողություն • (haǰoġutʻyun)

[hɑt͡ʃʰoʁutʰʏ́n]

Hy-հաջողություն.ogg

հա‧ջո‧ղու‧թյուն

From Old Armenian յաջողութիւն (yaǰołutʻiwn).


mucho gusto

(Costa Rica) my pleasure, you're welcome


go raibh maith agaibh

[ɡərəˈmˠahəɡəvʲ]

[ɡərəmˠəˈhaɡəvʲ]


kill it with fire

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Presumably a reference to the trope of using fire to kill a monster in horror, science fiction, and fantasy, with a notable example being the 1982 film The Thing.

'Look at this! IS GAY THE NEW STRAIGHT? Jesus – she's like a one woman crap factory. Kill it! Kill it with fire!'

2005, Anna Clare, Make You a Man, Black Lace, →ISBN, page 14:

But we need to give STL [file format] a headshot. We should kill it. Kill it with fire. Whatever switching costs you may have they will pay for themselves in money saved in storage.

2013 July, Joris Peels, “AMF is no longer only for bowling”, in TCT Magazine, page 15:

For me, the victor is the film adaption, which is a masterpiece of one man's conversion. As for the book? Kill it with fire.

2020 January 16, Patrick Ullmer, “The Stack-Up: 'The Hunter'”, in The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, page 7:

(Internet slang) Used to express fear, disgust, or strong objection in reaction to something.


adeu-siau

Inherited from Old Catalan a Déu siau (literally “be with God”), whose modern equivalent would be amb Déu sigueu. The plural forms imply the use of the archaic formal pronoun vós. The original verb has lost its imperative meaning. See also adeu.


pudera

no wonder! (indicates that something is not surprising)


uck

“Uck,” he said. “I mean, you... you've got to be kidding.”

Actually, I hadn't looked at my voice mail but I knew now. “Uck. Glad he hasn't been in. Is he ok?”

2011, Hollie Delaney, Understanding the Business: Journal II, page 210:

Uck. This one smells like onion.

2013, Megan McDonald, Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers, page 13:


скатертью дорога

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ска́тертью доро́га!

ска́тертью доро́га! • (skátertʹju doróga!)

ска́тертью доро́га ! (canonical)
skátertʹju doróga! (romanization)

Literally, “let the road be like a tablecloth”.
Initially, the expression used as the literal wishes for a good and incidentless journey. A 'tablecloth-like road' meant a smooth and clean road, while the quality of roads was usually poor in the Russian State. However eventually, скатертью дорога is almost completely lost its well-wishing message, getting closed by its meaning to the equivalent in English. Such a shift in the meaning was in particular noticed by Alexei N. Tolstoi at the beginning of the 20th century.

lit

good riddance! (used to indicate that one welcomes the departure of someone or something)


до скорой встречи

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до ско́рой встре́чи

до ско́рой встре́чи • (do skóroj vstréči)

до ско́рой встре́чи (canonical)
do skóroj vstréči (romanization)


qué ondas

From qué (“what”) + ondas (“mood, vibes”), meaning “what's the vibe?” or “what (is) the mood?”.

(colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador) What's up?


you tell me

(in response to a question) I don't know!


ermahgerd

From a humorously altered pronunciation of oh my God. Popularized by an image macro meme in 2012, which features the text "ermahgerd, Gersberms" overlaid on a photo of a teenage girl making a silly face and holding several Goosebumps books. The girl in the photo has a visible orthodontic retainer. The pronunciation spelling is intended to mimic the speech of a wearer of this device.

PLUS (please brace yourselves, fangirls) he's coming to play at the Perth Arena in a few months – ermahgerd.

2012 October 24, “Livin' A Teenage Dream”, in X-Press Magazine, number 1341, page 11:

Here's a scary thought: I'm a Canadian citizen over 18 years of age and I have lived in Saskatoon for more than three months and in Saskatchewan for more than six months. What does this mean? I can run for mayor. Ermahgerd!

2012 October 25, Travis Homenuk, “Let's all run for mayor”, in The Sheaf, volume 104, number 8, University of Saskatchewan, page 16:

Is that an Alber Elbaz pink-bubblegum macaron you're eating? Ermahgerd! You are so last year.

2013 March 3, Robert Epstein, “Being Modern: Macarons”, in The Independent:

(slang, humorous or sarcastic) Alternative form of oh my God.


juelule

(El Salvador) whoa!, expression of surprise


juelacha

(colloquial, El Salvador, Guatemala) whoa!, expression of surprise


plantoso

From plante (“looks, appearance”) + -oso.

¡Plantoso! Vámonos para allá.

(colloquial, El Salvador) cool!, alright!


kthxbai

HELO YHBT KTHXBAI!!!!!!1

2001 October 20, LS <s-m-...@saturn.com>, “HELO YHBT KTHXBAI!!!!!!1”, in alt.games.nintendo.pokemon.hentai (Usenet), message-ID <Xns91366B294EC34saberteamraolcom@167.206.112.134>:

Um, hey, Counselor, can you stop streaming Gilmore Girls on Netflix long enough to present your case to the jury? KTHXBAI.

2012, Jen Lancaster, Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development, or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner, New American Library, →ISBN:

Google knows you better than your own mother. It has a file on you that would make J. Edgar Hoover salivate. And now they're going to hang onto that file and pretty much do whatever they want with it. But don't worry because they haven't done anything scary yet, and they promise not to be evil. Kthxbai.

2012 February 19, Rainbow Rowell, “Rainbow: Google is tracking your personal info”, in Omaha World-Herald:

And man, what a letdown that we finally get some Wolfbrotherness after, what, two whole books of Perrin resolutely ignoring the wolves —and then they're all, yeah, haven't seen your chick, bummer dude, keep it reals, kthxbai.

2013, Leigh Butler, Wheel of Time Reread: Books 7-9, Tor.com, →ISBN:


dorr

an expression of encouragement used to a dog


sjoe

We open the front door after switching off the alarms and unlocking the security gates and sigh with relief, "Sjoe, it's still all here!", relieved to find that we have not become a crime statistic, another victim.

2005, Alan Brand, Positively Alive, page 25:

'Sjoe, it's coming down hard, eh? It's fantastic,' she shouts and discharges an exuberant giggle. They run along the side of the house onto a big covered veranda, an entertainment area from where they can see the rain sifting down in sheets[…]

2007, Heinrich Troost, Plot Loss, page 14:

Sjoe, it was still alive! As the young man turned to pick up his stick to beat it, the snake spat its poison into the man's water gourd before slithering away.

2011, Beverley Naidoo, Aesop's Fables, page 20:

(South Africa) whew; phew; expressing surprise, relief, etc.


адио

sh-interjection

ади̏о or а̀дио (Latin spelling adȉo or àdio)

ади̏о (canonical)
а̀дио (canonical)
adȉo (romanization)
àdio (romanization)


ајме

(expressing pain, fear, horror, amazement, rebuke) alas, woe, ouch, oh

expressing pain; fear; horror; amazement; rebuke; expressing pain; fear; horror; amazement; rebuke


hodi

Borrowed from Omani Arabic هود (hūd ~ hōd).

bor+

may I come in? (said to request entrance, as a verbal form of knocking on a door)


masalkheri

Borrowed from Arabic مَسَاء اَلْخَيْر (masāʔ al-ḵayr).

مَسَاء اَلْخَيْر


tafadhali

Borrowed from Arabic تَفَضَّل (tafaḍḍal).


běda

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běda, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“trust, be convinced”).


పాహి

head

పాహి • (pāhi)


big woop

(colloquial, US) so what? Used dismissively to discount the importance of something or the magnitude of its effects.


お休み

Ultimately derived the same as above, but generally regarded as a shortening of the longer phrase お休みなさい (oyasumi nasai, “good night”).

お休みなさい お休みなさい#Japanese

Short for お休みなさい (oyasumi nasai, “good night”).


njema

(greeting) I'm fine (response to "how are you?")


shikamoo

A shortening of -shika miguu ya ("to fall at one's feet").

Used by an inferior to greet a superior.


marahaba

The correct response of a superior after his/her inferior says shikamoo.


តក់ៗ

km-interj

តក់ៗ • (tɑk tɑk)


үчүгэй

head

үчүгэй • (ücügey)

Probably inherited from Proto-Turkic *sǖčig (“sweet”).


ノー

1985, 村上春樹, 世界の終りとハードボイルド・ワンダーランド [Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World], volume 上, →ISBN, page 17:

答はもちろんノオだった。


hojt

Compare hoj, hojta, Dutch hoi, and English hoy.

(colloquial, regional, Hälsingland) An enthusiastic greeting.


ափսոս

ափսոս • (apʻsos)

hy-interj

ափսոս • (apʻsos)

From Middle Armenian ափսոս (apʻsos), from Persian افسوس (afsôs).


ափսոս

head

ափսոս • (apʻsos)

Armenian: ափսոս (apʻsos)


болан

Ало, болан. Шта радиш?

(Bosnia, informal) a way of addressing a familiar male


ochone

Oh I am come to the low countrie, ochone, ochone, ochrie. Without a penny in my purse. Tae buy a meal tae me.


ochone

Ochone! to fo shul Ich maak mee moan,

1927, “LAMENT OF A WIDOW”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 130, line 1:

Ochone! Jone, thee yart deed.

1927, “LAMENT OF A WIDOW”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 130, line 4:


می‌گم

so (used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story)


овај

From Proto-Slavic *ovъ + *jь. Akin to ка̏ј, о̀на̄ј, та̑ј.


иншалла

иншалла • (inşalla)

[ïn.ʂä.ˈɫːä]

Borrowed from Arabic إِن شَاء اللّٰه (ʔin šāʔ allāh).

bor

إِن شَاء اللّٰه

Arabic إِن شَاء اللّٰه (ʔin šāʔ allāh)

if Allah wills so; God willing; Deo volente


иншалла

head

иншалла • (inşalla)

bor

إِن شَاء اللّٰه

Arabic إِن شَاء اللّٰه (ʔin šāʔ allāh)


I know I sound real lame, but I can get good if someone gets me starteD! Thanx a lot, L8z

1995 December 2, warrior [username], “Hey..could you all read this??”, in tw.bbs.comp.hacker (Usenet):

Anyways, I'll stop rambling. I don't know what this means for me...but hey at least I got a chance. L8z!

1999 September 11, Sparkle [username], “The Roseanne Show”, in alt.acting (Usenet):

Kthxbye. Being immortal rocks! I can type like demon speed! Fear me! L8z.

2010, Christopher Moore, Bite Me: A Love Story, William Morrow, →ISBN, page 179:


oh my word

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-oh my word.wav

“Oh my word ... Mr. Williams ... I am so sorry about before. I had no idea it was you.”

2008, E. Lawrence Hardin, Andre's Song: A Young Man Scorned Creates a New Life, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 95:

Within two minutes there was a very distinct double pink line indicating that I was, in fact, knocked up. And my first thought was, Oh my word, I am pregnant.

2013, Melanie Shankle, Sparkly Green Earrings: Catching the Light at Every Turn, Tyndale, →ISBN, page 8:

“He goes up this ladder and drops the rats into this giant funnel, and the poor little things are rolled flat here before being formed into patties.”
“Oh my word!” said Dad. “So it is true.”

2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

An expression of surprise or astonishment.


back of the net

From the position of the ball when a goal is scored in football.

Alan Partridge: My girlfriend's thirty-three. I'm forty-seven. She's fourteen years younger than me. Back of the net!

(British, colloquial) A smug expression of triumph or happiness.


אוקי

he-interj

אוֹקֵי • (okéy)


masalah

From Indonesian masyaallah, from Arabic مَا شَاءَ الله (mā šāʔa llāh).

der

مَا شَاءَ الله

Arabic مَا شَاءَ الله (mā šāʔa llāh)

(colloquial) Alternative spelling of masyaallah (“mashallah, what God wills; God has willed”).


オーライ

ja-pos

オーライ • (ōrai)

→ Chinese:

Mandarin: all right, 好

From English all right (formal transcription オールライト (ōru raito)).


gafara

/ɡáː.fá.ràː/

[ɡáː.ɸə́.ràː]


la concha de la lora

Literally, “the female parrot's shell” (Argentinian slang for “the prostitute's cunt”).

(vulgar, Argentina) fucking shit; holy fuck (expression of extreme anger, frustration, disappointment, etc.)


la reconcha de la lora

la concha de la lora
la concha de la lora#Spanish

(vulgar, Argentina) Alternative form of la concha de la lora


абба

head

абба • (abba) (абба́)

(dialectal) Alternative spelling of аба́ (abá, “interjection of surprise”)


O.M.G.

Initialism of "oh my God".
Its first known attestation is in a letter from John Fisher to Winston Churchill, dated 1917, as "O.M.G.".


Christ on a stick

(colloquial) Expressing amazement or disgust.


Christ on a crutch

Crane: Rahim! Jesus don't move! I'll get help!
Rahim: Haha! I was just fucking with you!
Crane: Son of a bitch!
Rahim: What? You can't take a joke? Come on! Get your ass down here!
Crane: Christ on a crutch.

2015, Techland, Dying Light, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment:

(colloquial) Jesus Christ; expressing annoyance, disgust, etc.


buwisit

Borrowed from Hokkien 無衣食／无衣食 (bô-ui-si̍t, “to be out of luck; to have bad luck”, literally “without clothes and food”).

bor+

(vulgar) used as an expression of annoyance


buwisit

Borrowed from Hokkien 無衣食／无衣食 (bô-ui-si̍t, “to be out of luck; to have bad luck”, literally “without clothes and food”). Compare Cebuano buysit and Tausug bulsit.

(vulgar, colloquial) used as an expression of annoyance


baczność

From baczny + -ość. Compare Slovincian bocznôsc.


nyao

From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃお (nyao).

Scorpion's body dropped to the ground as Felicia turned back into a cat. With a barely audible "nyao," she then began to lick and clean herself off.

1994 December 13, Mark Maestas, “Dream Tournament 3: Round 1 Results, Part 2”, in rec.games.video.arcade (Usenet):

Luna looked at me with a very skeptical face, "Nyao?!"
It must have been a cat's way of saying, 'You've got to be kidding!'

1997 August 16, Terra, “[XOver] [FanFic] Star98 - Episode 2: The Lost Senshi”, in rec.arts.anime.fandom (Usenet):

I'd Be The Family Kitty Cat! Nyao! Heehee! :::lies down on a rug and purrs:::

2001 March 25, Aylakitty [username], “Re: If AFD was a family...”, in alt.fan.digimon (Usenet):

(anime and manga fandom) The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.


fuckyeah

Fuckyeah, they do pretty well for 2 people playing guitar/piano & drums.

2004 April 7, smithmick, “Re: bleh”, in alt.music.nirvana (Usenet):

“Fuckyeah, I dropped out of university to go traveling. Mistake of the year. […]

2006, Sean Thomas, Millions of Women Are Waiting to Meet You: A Memoir, Da Capo Press, published 2007, →ISBN, page 179:

Ruiz took a turn. “Fuckyeah.” Then he downed the rest of the third or fourth bottle and laughed. “You are a fucking genius,” he told Kenny.

2013, Michael Hassan, Crash and Burn, Balzer + Bray, →ISBN:


moi moi

[ˈmó̞i̯ ˈmò̞i̯]


przejebane

mamy przejebane!

(vulgar) to be fucked (to be in a bad situation)


paff

bang, boom
Said when something bursts or blasts.

bang, boom
Said when something falls down.


jasna cholera

(colloquial, idiomatic, mildly vulgar) goddammit!


buć

Representing the noise when something falls into the water; plop.


źěkujom se

First-person singular present of źěkowaś se; compare Upper Sorbian dźakuju so, Polish dziękuję, and Czech děkuji.


na zasejwiźenje

Literally “onto a seeing again”; calque of German auf Wiedersehen, itself a calque of French au revoir.


wódajśo

excuse me!, pardon me! (addressed to more than two persons or to one or more with whom the speaker is not on familiar terms)

wódaj

addressed to one person with whom the speaker is on familiar terms

wódajtej

addressed to two persons with whom the speaker is on familiar terms


wódaj

excuse me!, pardon me! (addressed to one person with whom the speaker is on familiar terms)

wódajśo

addressed to more than one person or to one or more with whom the speaker is not on familiar terms


wódajtej

excuse me!, pardon me! (addressed to two persons with whom the speaker is on familiar terms)


fairy nuff

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

(humorous, chiefly Internet slang) Deliberate misspelling of fair enough.


dear heart

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

“Dead — aye, sure enough he’s dead and gone below,” said the fellow with the bandage; “but if ever sperrit walked, it would be Flint’s. Dear heart, but he died bad, did Flint!”

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

"Dear heart!" exclaimed Mrs. Plummer soon after, as something rolled over the bare white boards from the folds of a dress she was vigorously shaking, before replacing it in the drawer, "how did she come by pearls?"

1891, Maxwell Gray, In the Heart of the Storm, volume 2, page 119:

(archaic) Expressing surprise or emphasis.


свистать всех наверх

head

свиста́ть всех наве́рх

свиста́ть всех наве́рх • (svistátʹ vsex navérx)

свиста́ть всех наве́рх (canonical)
svistátʹ vsex navérx (romanization)

en-свистать_всех_наверх-ru-intj-sdL9L4yi


απ

Απ! Σ’ έπιασα.
Ap! S’ épiasa.
Oop! Gotcha

Έκανε μία απ! κι εξαφανίστηκε.

(onomatopoeia) (for sudden, unexpected movement, or when taking someone by surprise)


oorlof

From Middle Dutch orlof (“permission”), equivalent to oor- + lof. Related to the verb oorloven. Cognate to German Urlaub.

1628, Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", (modern, redacted version), couplet 14.
Oorlof, mijn arme schapen / die zijt in grote nood, / uw herder zal niet slapen, / al zijt gij nu verstrooid.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


sveikas

sveĩka (neuter positive)
sveĩkas (masculine nominative singular)
sveikì (masculine nominative plural positive)
sveikà (feminine nominative positive singular)
sveĩkos (feminine nominative plural positive)
sveĩko (genitive masculine singular)
sveikų̃ (genitive masculine plural positive)
sveikõs (feminine genitive positive singular)
sveikų̃ (feminine genitive plural positive)
sveikám (dative masculine singular)
sveikíems (dative masculine plural positive)
sveĩkai (dative feminine positive singular)
sveikóms (dative feminine plural positive)
sveĩką (accusative masculine singular)
sveikùs (accusative masculine plural positive)
sveĩką (accusative feminine positive singular)
sveikàs (accusative feminine plural positive)
sveikù (instrumental masculine singular)
sveikaĩs (instrumental masculine plural positive)
sveikà (feminine instrumental positive singular)
sveikomìs (feminine instrumental plural positive)
sveikamè (locative masculine singular)
sveikuosè (locative masculine plural positive)
sveikojè (feminine locative positive singular)
sveikosè (feminine locative plural positive)
sveĩkas (masculine singular vocative)
sveikì (masculine plural positive vocative)
sveikà (feminine positive singular vocative)
sveĩkos (feminine plural positive vocative)
sveikiaũ (comparative feminine neuter)
sveikèsnis (masculine nominative singular)
sveikesnì (comparative masculine nominative plural)
sveikèsnė (comparative feminine nominative singular)
sveikèsnės (comparative feminine nominative plural)
sveikèsnio (genitive masculine singular)
sveikesnių̃ (comparative genitive masculine plural)
sveikesnė̃s (comparative feminine genitive singular)
sveikesnių̃ (comparative feminine genitive plural)
sveikesniám (dative masculine singular)
sveikesníems (comparative dative masculine plural)
sveikèsnei (comparative dative feminine singular)
sveikesnė̃ms (comparative dative feminine plural)
sveikèsnį (accusative masculine singular)
sveikesniùs (accusative comparative masculine plural)
sveikèsnę (accusative comparative feminine singular)
sveikesnès (accusative comparative feminine plural)
sveikesniù (instrumental masculine singular)
sveikesniaĩs (comparative instrumental masculine plural)
sveikesnè (comparative feminine instrumental singular)
sveikesnėmìs (comparative feminine instrumental plural)
sveikesniamè (locative masculine singular)
sveikesniuosè (comparative locative masculine plural)
sveikèsnėje (comparative feminine locative singular)
sveikesnėsè (comparative feminine locative plural)
sveikiáusia (feminine neuter superlative)
sveikiáusias (masculine nominative singular)
sveikiáusi (masculine nominative plural superlative)
sveikiáusia (nominative singular superlative)
sveikiáusios (feminine nominative plural superlative)
sveikiáusio (genitive masculine singular)
sveikiáusių (genitive masculine plural superlative)
sveikiáusios (genitive singular superlative)
sveikiáusių (feminine genitive plural superlative)
sveikiáusiam (dative masculine singular)
sveikiáusiems (dative masculine plural superlative)
sveikiáusiai (dative singular superlative)
sveikiáusioms (dative feminine plural superlative)
sveikiáusią (accusative masculine singular)
sveikiáusius (accusative masculine plural superlative)
sveikiáusią (accusative singular superlative)
sveikiáusias (accusative feminine plural superlative)
sveikiáusiu (instrumental masculine singular)
sveikiáusiais (instrumental masculine plural superlative)
sveikiáusia (instrumental singular superlative)
sveikiáusiomis (feminine instrumental plural superlative)
sveikiáusiame (locative masculine singular)
sveikiáusiuose (locative masculine plural superlative)
sveikiáusioje (locative singular superlative)
sveikiáusiose (feminine locative plural superlative)
sveikàsis (masculine nominative positive singular)
sveikíeji (masculine nominative plural positive)
sveikóji (feminine nominative positive singular)
sveĩkosios (feminine nominative plural positive)
sveĩkojo (genitive masculine positive singular)
sveikų̃jų (genitive masculine plural positive)
sveikõsios (feminine genitive positive singular)
sveikų̃jų (feminine genitive plural positive)
sveikájam (dative masculine positive singular)
sveikíesiems (dative masculine plural positive)
sveĩkajai (dative feminine positive singular)
sveikósioms (dative feminine plural positive)
sveĩkąjį (accusative masculine positive singular)
sveikúosius (accusative masculine plural positive)
sveĩkąją (accusative feminine positive singular)
sveiką́sias (accusative feminine plural positive)
sveikúoju (instrumental masculine positive singular)
sveikaĩsiais (instrumental masculine plural positive)
sveiką́ja (feminine instrumental positive singular)
sveikõsiomis (feminine instrumental plural positive)
sveikãjame (locative masculine positive singular)
sveikuõsiuose (locative masculine plural positive)
sveikõjoje (feminine locative positive singular)
sveikõsiose (feminine locative plural positive)
sveikàsis (masculine positive singular vocative)
sveikíeji (masculine plural positive vocative)
sveikóji (feminine positive singular vocative)
sveĩkosios (feminine plural positive vocative)
sveikesnỹsis (comparative masculine nominative singular)
sveikesníeji (comparative masculine nominative plural)
sveikesnióji (comparative feminine nominative singular)
sveikèsniosios (comparative feminine nominative plural)
sveikèsniojo (comparative genitive masculine singular)
sveikesnių̃jų (comparative genitive masculine plural)
sveikesniõsios (comparative feminine genitive singular)
sveikesnių̃jų (comparative feminine genitive plural)
sveikesniájam (comparative dative masculine singular)
sveikesníesiems (comparative dative masculine plural)
sveikèsniajai (comparative dative feminine singular)
sveikesniósioms (comparative dative feminine plural)
sveikèsnįjį (accusative comparative masculine singular)
sveikesniúosius (accusative comparative masculine plural)
sveikèsniąją (accusative comparative feminine singular)
sveikesnią́sias (accusative comparative feminine plural)
sveikesniúoju (comparative instrumental masculine singular)
sveikesniaĩsiais (comparative instrumental masculine plural)
sveikesnią́ja (comparative feminine instrumental singular)
sveikesniõsiomis (comparative feminine instrumental plural)
sveikesniãjame (comparative locative masculine singular)
sveikesniuõsiuose (comparative locative masculine plural)
sveikesniõjoje (comparative feminine locative singular)
sveikesniõsiose (comparative feminine locative plural)
sveikiáusiasis (masculine nominative singular superlative)
sveikiáusieji (masculine nominative plural superlative)
sveikiáusioji (nominative singular superlative)
sveikiáusiosios (feminine nominative plural superlative)
sveikiáusiojo (genitive masculine singular superlative)
sveikiáusiųjų (genitive masculine plural superlative)
sveikiáusiosios (genitive singular superlative)
sveikiáusiųjų (feminine genitive plural superlative)
sveikiáusiajam (dative masculine singular superlative)
sveikiáusiesiems (dative masculine plural superlative)
sveikiáusiajai (dative singular superlative)
sveikiáusiosioms (dative feminine plural superlative)
sveikiáusiąjį (accusative masculine singular superlative)
sveikiáusiuosius (accusative masculine plural superlative)
sveikiáusiąją (accusative singular superlative)
sveikiáusiąsias (accusative feminine plural superlative)
sveikiáusiuoju (instrumental masculine singular superlative)
sveikiáusiaisiais (instrumental masculine plural superlative)
sveikiáusiąja (instrumental singular superlative)
sveikiáusiosiomis (feminine instrumental plural superlative)
sveikiáusiajame (locative masculine singular superlative)
sveikiáusiuosiuose (locative masculine plural superlative)
sveikiáusiojoje (locative singular superlative)
sveikiáusiosiose (feminine locative plural superlative)

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *su-ey-kas, from *h₁su- (“good”) and *ey-, *h₁ey- (“to go”); the original meaning would then have been “one who goes or walks well”, whence “healthy” and then “unharmed.” For other theories, see Latvian sveiks (“safe”).


доброго ранку

до́брого ра́нку

до́брого ра́нку • (dóbroho ránku)

до́брого ра́нку (canonical)
dóbroho ránku (romanization)

Uk-доброго ранку.ogg

From до́брий (dóbryj) and ра́нок (ránok).


さあ

さあ、始めよう！

さあ行こう！

さあどうぞ。

私はいくつだと思う？さあ当ててみて。

Watashi wa ikutsu da to omou? Sā atetemite.

How old do you think I am? Go on, take a guess.

さあ、どうかね。

「田中さんはどこに住んでるの？」「さあ。」

“Tanaka-san wa doko ni sunderu no?”“Sā.”


nadavê

(Brazil, Internet slang) Eye dialect spelling of nada a ver.


шарт

шарт • (şart)

(onomatopoeia) Used to represent a loud, sharp sound produced by blow, shot or e.g. a wooden object breaking; crack, bang


до свиданья

до свида́нья

до свида́нья • (do svidánʹja)

до свида́нья (canonical)
do svidánʹja (romanization)

до свида́ния
до свидания#Russian

Alternative spelling of до свида́ния (do svidánija)


en Guete

/əŋ ˈɡ̥uətːə/

/əŋ ˈɡ̥uətə/


nada a ver

Shortening of não tem nada a ver (“it has nothing to do (with)”).


ENOTUITS

Mimics the form of C error codes: for example, on Linux, a library call may return the error code ENOMEM to indicate that it has run out of memory. TUITS comes from round tuit.

ENOTUITS! /me is already sorely over-committed

2010 January 29, "David E. Wheeler" (username), "[HACKERS] Review: listagg aggregate", in pgsql.hackers, Mailing list

(computing, humorous) A fictitious error code indicating that a person has run out of round tuits (i.e. they don't have any time to spare on the task being discussed).


au, au

(Sette Comuni) come on! (expression of encouragement)


bèa baart

Bèa baart diar an de tüust azò!


ruh-roh

First used by Astro on the cartoon The Jetsons and later by Scooby-Doo in the Scooby-Doo cartoon series; both characters are dogs who speak broken English with the insertion of many r's.

After we finished securing the motherboard, we planned to shoot an image of the rear I/O panel to show that none of the grounding tabs were obstructing ports. Ruh-roh. When we got down to shoot a close-up, we were surprised to see that both Gigabit Ethernet ports were obstructed, […]

2007, Robert Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson, Building the Perfect PC, O'Reilly, published 2007, →ISBN, page 228:

Ruh-roh, Posey thought. Something was about to hit the fan.

2011, Kristan Higgins, Until There Was You, Harlequin, published 2011, →ISBN:

Missy makes a face. “Ruh-roh. He sounds mad."

2012, Roxanne St. Claire, Don't You Wish, Delacorte Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 352:


забога

за̏бога (canonical)
zȁboga (romanization)


thankies

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

(hypocoristic, informal, chiefly Internet slang) thank you


e daí

so what? (reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement, indicating indifference on the part of the speaker)


arlabvakaru

nāk autobuss! arlabvakaru, kolēģīt!

“the bus is coming! have a good evening, fellows!”

have a good evening; alternative form of arlabvakar


ar labu nakti

good night; alternative spelling of arlabunakti


arlabvakar

From ar (“with”) + labs (“good”) + vakars (“evening”).

aizejot pateikt “arlabvakar”

to say “have a good evening” on one's way out

“jūs varat iet; arlabvakar”, oficiālā balsī sacīja Eikens... Agnese nočukstēja “arlabvakar” un izslīdēja no izdevēja kabineta

“you may go; have a good evening,” Eikens said in an official voice... Agnese whispered “have a nice evening” and slipped out of the issuing office

polite farewell, used in the evening; have a good evening!


arlabunakti

From ar (“with”) + laba (“good”) + nakts (“night”).

arlabunakti, saldus sapņus!

bet tu, Ilga, nāc un saki “arlabunakti”

and you, Ilga, come and say “good night” (before going to sleep)

pēc tam, kad “arlabunakti” mums novēlēs sarkstošā diena, nāks jāņtārpiņu stunda

after the day will wish us “good night”, the time of the glowworms will come

polite farewell, used during the night, or when going to sleep; good night!


nothing personal

(sarcastic) Indicates that one's remark is not directed at the interlocutor specifically, but is a general remark, and thus not intended to offend.


пардон

пардо́н • (pardón)

пардо́н (canonical)
pardón (romanization)


но пасаран

но пасара́н • (no pasarán)

но пасара́н (canonical)
no pasarán (romanization)

Ru-но пасаран.ogg

Мно́гим знако́м знамени́тый сло́ган звуча́щий по-ру́сски как «но пасара́н», но не мно́гим изве́стно его́ и́стинное значе́ние и происхожде́ние.
Mnógim znakóm znamenítyj slógan zvučáščij po-rússki kak «no pasarán», no ne mnógim izvéstno jevó ístinnoje značénije i proisxoždénije.
Many are familiar with the famous slogan sounding in Russian as "no pasarán", but not many know its true meaning and origin.

(colloquial) no pasarán (slogan, "they shall not pass")


мерси

мерси́ • (mersí)


мерси

мерси́ • (mersí)


благодарю

благодарю́ • (blagodarjú)

благодарю́ (canonical)
blagodarjú (romanization)

[bɫəɡədɐˈrʲu]

Ru-благодарю.ogg

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic [Term?]


hoşbulduk

thank you, thanks. (as an answer to hoşgeldin)


хајдмо

ха̀јдмо (canonical)
hàjdmo (romanization)

ха̀јдемо хајдемо#Serbo-Croatian


хајмо

ха̀јдемо хајдемо#Serbo-Croatian


ајмо

ха̀јдемо хајдемо#Serbo-Croatian


hajdemo

From hàjde, interpreted as a verbal stem or imitative of the pattern that is used to form hortative and imperative forms, and the first-person plural present ending -emo.

(hortative) let's, let us (suggesting an action for oneself and others)


хајде

desc

→ Pannonian Rusyn: гайде (hajde), гайд (hajd)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هایده (hayde), هایدی (haydi).


хајдемо

ха̀јдемо (canonical)
hàjdemo (romanization)

From ха̀јде, interpreted as a verbal stem, and the first-person plural present ending -емо.


ifackins

I don't pretend to give your la'ship advice, whereof your la'ship knows much better than I can pretend to, being but a servant; but, ifackins! no father in England should marry me against my consent.

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


pach

used to imitate the sound caused by explosion or clatter


japa

Uncertain. Possibly from German jappen, from German Low German gapen, from Middle Low German gāpen.


ei kai

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ei, kai. "probably not", "I guess not"

Kuulin, että tämän iltainen esitys haluttiin peruuttaa. -- Ei kai!

I heard they wanted to cancel the show tonight. -- Not even!

(colloquial) not even (used to express strong disbelief, disappointment or disapproval)

Alternative form: no ei kai

Ei kai tänään ole maanantai.


גיי אין דר׳ערד

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גיי אין דר׳ערד

גיי אין דר׳ערד • (gey in dr'erd)


oh, brother

used as an expression of frustration, disgust, disbelief, or incredulity


andele

From Spanish ándale (“hurry! come on! let's go!”).

bor

What's wrong with you Miguel? Is that all the juice you can get out of this engine? I thought you were supposed to be the best driver in the unit! My old crippled grandmother can drive faster than you, and she only has one leg. Andele! Andele!

2006, Joseph McLaughlin, Trail of Death, page 413:

(US, slang) hurry up; come on; get a move on


αρκετά

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αρκετά • (arketá)


kolere

Formerly spelled colère. The modern Dutch term for the disease is cholera.

(Netherlands, vulgar) damn! "What the fuck?"


pé na tábua

used to request that something be done as quickly as possible, especially riding an animal or driving a vehicle


crás

(onomatopoeia) crash (to collide with something destructively)


rumpty

I sang it through, "Rumpty tumpty toddy man," as Granda thumped his blackthorn stick against the floor and everyone laughed.

2009, Patricia Reilly Giff, “chapter 6”, in Nory Ryan's Song:

[…] he heard a distant sound, or song, behind him. "Rumpty didily dum. Rumpty dididly doo. Rumpty doo doo dumpty didily rumpty didily dum."

2010, Dawn Dalglish, Jacob's World, page 127:

A nonsense word, especially in simple or childish songs.


rumpty-tumpty

Rumpty-tumpty, pimplety-pan— / The flubdub courted a catamaran / But timplety-topplety, timpity-tare— / The flubdub wedded the big blue bear!

1911, Eugene Field, The Holy Cross and Other Tales:


kusti

Kusti! Elhallgass!

(dialectal) An exclamation used to silence a dog.

Kusti innen!

(dialectal) An exclamation used to drive away a dog.


aooga

(often humorous) Signifies sexual interest in someone.


ədə

→ Armenian: ադա (ada), >? արա (ara)


ههه

هَهَهَ (canonical)
hahaha (romanization)


يا جميل

ar-interj

يَا جَمِيل • (yā gamīl)

يَا جَمِيل (canonical)
yā gamīl (romanization)

From Egyptian Arabic يَا جَمِيل (yā gamīl).

A term of endearment, heavily associated with the Egyptian dialect and thereby mimicked in other dialects.


мля

Euphemistic form of бля (blja, a vulgar curse).


shit yeah

Shit yeah! We are the champions.

Shit yeah! We get paid today!

(informal, vulgar, colloquial) Expressing joy, celebration, glee, support, elation, etc.

Shit yeah, I do.

(informal, vulgar, colloquial) A strong affirmative response.


приветик

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приве́тик • (privétik)

приве́тик (canonical)
privétik (romanization)

приве́т привет#Russian

(informal) diminutive of приве́т (privét); hi, hey


kamusta

An instance of vowel lowering on the first vowel of kumusta. See also paminta and Spanish pimienta.


what hath God wrought

Archaic form of the question “what has God made?”, from the Bible, King James Version; popularized especially by being used as the first message sent by telegraph in the United States, by Samuel Morse (May 24, 1844).

A divine unction evidently attended his ministry, and such were the effects produced, that every beholder, with astonishment and admiration, cried "what hath God wrought!"

1855, Thomas Raffles, A Burning and A Shining Light, page 151:

"Oh, my God !" he cried. "He's invented photography." "What hath God wrought?" said the old man, trying to get up.

1925, Donald Ogden Stewart, The Crazy Fool, page 224:

Surely of this work, and of this time, it shall be said, what hath God wrought!

1969, Paul W. Glad, The Process of American History: Early America, page 84:

When Frank put the receiver to his ear, a sepulchral voice asked, "What hath God wrought?"

1987, Edward Fischer, Notre Dame Remembered: An Autobiography, page 173:

The rich man got up, called off the suit and everybody said, “What hath God wrought?”

2011, A. W. Tozer, James L. Snyder, A Disruptive Faith: Expect God to Interrupt Your Life, page 186:

(archaic) An expression of wonder and marvel at something.


mm-hmm

Mm-hmm. And I've only been there a couple of times.

1984-1993, Jason Milligan, Cross Country: Seven More One-Act Plays, page 96

Mm-hmm. Jewelry.

1998, Howard Michael Gould, Diva, page 25:

Mm-hmm. And they would still be wrapped up if Tandy hadn't threatened to haul the bag out to the trash bin along with my mom's boxes.

2007, Sally John, Gary Smalley, A Time to Mend, page 137:


huch

Huch, wos is dee dos?


strike a light

Cor, strike a light! Did you see him jump into the river?

(UK, informal, dated) Expressing surprise.


έλα

Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek ἔλα (éla), imperative of the Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “drive a chariot”), possibly from a cry at the Hippodrome.

εμπρός

interjection when answering the telephone

Έλα, πλάκα κάνεις!

Α, με παίρνει ο Γιάννης στο κινητό. "Ελα"

Oh, Yiannis is calling me on the cell. "Go ahead."

A, me paírnei o Giánnis sto kinitó. "Ela"

an informal greeting used when answering the telephone, "go ahead"


גוט־מאָרגן

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גוט־מאָרגן • (gut-morgn)

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


ouipe

oui with the mouth snapped closed at the end; compare English yep


уучлаарай

mn-interjection

ᠠᠭᠤᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠠᠷᠠᠢ

уучлаарай • (uučlaaraj) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠭᠤᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠠᠷᠠᠢ (aɣučilaɣarai))

uučlaaraj (romanization)
ᠠᠭᠤᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠠᠷᠠᠢ (Mongolian)

/ˈʊːt͡ɕʰɮaːrɛː/


добраніч

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добра́ніч • (dobránič)

добра́ніч (canonical)
dobránič (romanization)

до́брий (dóbryj) + ніч (nič)

af

до́брий (dóbryj) + ніч (nič)


добривечір

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добри́вечір • (dobrývečir)

добри́вечір (canonical)
dobrývečir (romanization)

Uk-добривечір.ogg

Univerbation of добри́й ве́чір (dobrýj véčir).

univerbation

добри́й ве́чір


вибачте

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ви́бачте • (výbačte)

ви́бачте (canonical)
výbačte (romanization)

[ˈʋɪbɐt͡ʃte]


здоров

здоро́в • (zdoróv)

здоро́в (canonical)
zdoróv (romanization)


добридень

добри́день • (dobrýdenʹ)

добри́день (canonical)
dobrýdenʹ (romanization)

Uk-добридень.ogg

Inherited from Old Ruthenian до́брый день (dóbryj denʹ), from Old East Slavic добрꙑи дьнь (dobryi dĭnĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dòbrъ dь̏nь. By surface analysis, univerbation of до́брий (dóbryj, “good”) + день (denʹ, “day”). Compare Polish dobrydzień, Belarusian дабры́дзень (dabrýdzjenʹ).

inh

до́брый день

inh+

до́брый день


waa

I don’t see one of your lot getting it done, Richard. Waa waa waa, people are trying to replace us. Waa waa waa, can we stop for Cheetos.

2018 August 16, Marina Hyde, “Sorry to break it to you, far-righters: James Bond is not on your team”, in The Guardian:


сайхан хооллоорой

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сайхан хооллоорой


рәхим итегеҙ

рәхим итегеҙ • (rəxim itegeź)

[ɾæ.ˈχɪm.e.tɪ̞.ˌɡɪ̞ð]

рә‧хим‧и‧те‧геҙ


Alá akbar

(Islam) Allahu akbar (Muslim proclamation)


स्वस्ति

स्वस्ति • (svastí)

→ Thai: สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dii)

→ Khmer: សួស្តី (suəsdəy)

Compound of सु- (su-, “well”) + अस्ति (ásti, “to be”)


ਅੱਛਾ

pa-interj

ਅੱਛਾ • (acchā) (Shahmukhi spelling اچھا)

ਅੱਛਾ, ਮੈਂ ਸਮਝ ਗਿਆ।


sue me

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

"So I've got it! So sue me!"

1969, Beard & Kennedy, Bored of the Rings, page 53:

"God, you're preaching again. And your ceiling's dirty."
"So, sue me."

1982, Judith Guest, Ordinary People, page 78:

She was sure they did, but their return journeys would take a little longer. If you don't like it, sue me, Rachel thought and smiled.

1997, Martin Wagner, Rachel's Machine, page 295:

“You're playing games with me, lady, and I don't like it.”
“Sue me,” Diana hissed.

2008, Bernie Loposer, Seven Is the Perfect Number, page 371:

I am a feminist – so sue me.

2011, Alice Grist, The High Heeled Guide to Spiritual Living, page 14:

My mind wandered for a minute, so sue me.

2015, Samantha Chase, chapter 10, in Stay with Me / More of Me:

Phrase sarcastically used to suggest that a person who does not like the actions or opinions of the speaker can respond by filing a lawsuit against the speaker.

me processa

phrase sarcastically used to suggest that a person can respond by filing a lawsuit


αίσχος

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αίσχος • (aíschos)

Όλοι οι εργάτες στην απεργία φώναζαν «αισχος!». ― Óloi oi ergátes stin apergía fónazan «aischos!». ― All the workers on strike were shouting 'shame!'.


ych a fi

/ˌəχ a ˈviː/


queek

A soft “Queek, queek!” made her look up and listen.

1865, Louisa May Alcott, Nelly's Hospital:

No nest was to be seen, no parent birds hovered overhead, and little Robin could only tell its troubles in that mournful “Queek, queek, queek!”

2002?, James Marten, The Boy of Chancellorville and Other Civil War Stories (page 67)

A vocal sound produced by certain birds.


pog

Milk caps (game)
Passion Orange Guava
Twitch.tv

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₁-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.?
Latin patior
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Italic *-tjō
Latin -tiō
Latin passiōbor.
Old English passion
Latin passiōbor.
Old French passionbor.
Middle English passioun
English passion
Latin frūctus
Old French fruitbor.
Middle English fruyt
English fruit
English passion fruit
Doric Greek μῆλον (mêlon)bor.?
Latin mālum
Italian mela
Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaamder.?
Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga)bor.
Persian نارنگbor.
Italian arancio
Italian arancia
Old Italian melaranciacalq.
Old French Orengeinflu.
Classical Persian نَارَنْگ (nārang)bor.
Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj)bor.
Old Occitan auranjainflu.
Old French pomme d'orenge
Old French orenge
Middle French orangebor.
Middle English orenge
English orange
Taíno *wayababor.
Spanish guayababor.
English guava
English POG
English pog
Proto-Italic *kampos
Latin campusbor.
Proto-West Germanic *kamp
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Germanic *-janą
Proto-West Germanic *-jan
Proto-West Germanic *kampijan
Proto-Germanic *-jô
Proto-West Germanic *-jō
Frankish *kampijōbor.
Medieval Latin campiō
Old French champiunbor.
Middle English champioun
English champion
English champ
English pogchamp
English pog
A clipping of PogChamp, an emoticon used on streaming site Twitch.tv, depicting streamer Ryan Gutierrez and derived from his 2011 video called "Pogs Championship" where he wins a game of Pogs. The game is named after the drink Passion Orange Guava, abbreviated POG.
An erroneous folk etymology states that pog is an acronym for "play of the game," as the term is commonly used within the video game streaming community.

etymon

I just got my paycheck for the month. Pog!

(Internet slang, text messaging, Twitch-speak) Used to denote excitement.


god jul og godt nytår

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god jul og godt nytår (good christmas and good new year)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year


chuyện

[t͡ɕwiən˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕwiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 傳 (SV: truyện). Doublet of truyện, truyền, chuyền, and đồn.
The initial ‹ch-› here and in chuyền possibly results from a sound change inside Vietnamese, different from, and later than the one which yields ‹ch-› in chạp, chàng, & possibly also chuồng.

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">truyện</i>

doublet

Chuyện! Anh mày chứ ai!

Duh! Of course it's yours truly right here!


trời đất

[t͡ɕəːj˨˩ ʔɗət̚˧˦]

[ʈəːj˦˩ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥]

[ʈəːj˨˩ ʔɗək̚˦˥]


здрасте

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здра́сте • (zdráste)

здра́сте (canonical)
zdráste (romanization)

здра́вствуйте здравствуйте#Russian

(colloquial) hi, hello, howdy, abbreviated form of здра́вствуйте (zdrávstvujte)

(colloquial) Excuse you! (expression of surprise and often disagreement with what someone has just said)


nom de bleu

Bleu (“blue”) is substituted for Dieu (“God”).


tʼóó ádíshní

tʼóó ádíshní!

tʼóó ádíshní!


jao

From Middle Dutch jâ, from Old Dutch jā, from Proto-West Germanic *jā.


jao

Jao meni!


jao

Abow, aina igen, jao!

2024 March 14, chapter 2 (22:52 from the start), in IFS – invandrare för svenskar, season 3, spoken by Orhan Bicen, Sveriges Television:

(slang) yo (an emphatic conclusion to a statement)


おいおい

oioi (romanization)
おいおい (hiragana historical)


στο καλό

στο καλό • (sto kaló)

Literally: στο (sto, “to the”) καλό (kaló, “good”)


thank God it's Friday

I can finally relax tomorrow. Thank God it's Friday!

Expressing pleasure that the workweek has ended and the weekend has come.

sextou

interjection expressing pleasure that the weekend has come


χαίρετε

χαίρετε • (chaírete)

EL-χαίρετε.ogg

(greeting) hello (polite plural or plural)

(greeting) goodbye, farewell (polite plural or plural)


áníłʼį́ shoo

áníłʼį́ shoo!

áníłʼį́ shoo!


goshį́į́

okay, go ahead, all right, very well, you're welcome


کاش

Borrowed from Classical Persian کاش (kāš).


peace be upon him

Calque of Arabic عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu, “peace be upon him”)

calque

عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ

Peace be upon him
Peace be upon him in Judaism

Jesus, peace be upon him, travelled to […]

(Islam) an honorific phrase used by Muslims after any mention in speech or print of holy persons

Таңара кинини алҕаатын уонна айхаллаатын

Guds frid och välsignelser vare med honom

(Judaism) an honorific phrase used by some Jews after mentioning the deceased in speech or print


be quiet

(imperative) Remain silent. Sometimes used as a more polite synonym of shut up.


不會

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ wuːi̯¹³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ wuːi̯¹³/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


auweia

Extended form of auwei, itself a variant of o weh. The diphthongisation may be expressive or may be from a regional variety such as Yiddish אוי וויי (oy vey).


kurczę

Inherited from Old Polish kurczę, from Proto-Slavic *kurъčę. By surface analysis, kurka + -ę.


धनवाद

From Sanskrit धन्य (dhanya, “auspicious, blessed, lucky”) + वाद (vāda, “speech”). Compare with Bengali ধন্যবাদ (dhônnôbad) and Hindustani धन्यवाद (dhanyavād) / دھنیہ واد (dhanyavād).


oll korrect

A deliberate, humorous corruption of all correct, dating from the 1830s, recognized as one of several possible origins for the term OK.

It is a curious fact that the telegraph clerks in England and America employ the letters ‘O. K.,’ when they send a telegram that a message has been received Oll Korrect.

1869, Charles Godfrey Leland, Hans Breitmann's Barty and other Ballads, John Camden Hotten, p. 43 (Google preview)

"My Lord!" exclaimed Levin; "that's twenty-five dollars, ain't it, sir?"

1884, George Alfred Townsend, The Entailed Hat, or Patty Cannon's Times, Harper & Brothers, p. 182 (Google preview)

When faced with the problem of toponymic derivatives, I turn to Prof. Allen Walker Read, the etymologist who tracked down the source of O.K. (Oll korrect, not Old Kinderhook - stop writing me about this. O.K.?)

1982 June 6, William Safire, “On Language”, in New York Times, retrieved 2014-01-23:

[E]verything about Jacob made me think of sex. Even fairly prosaic things—the way his lips puckered into a pout when he bit into his sandwich, the way he said certain words—minor words, like the abbreviated oll korrect, also known as okay.

2002, Tiffanie DeBartolo, God Shaped Hole: A Novel, →ISBN, page 54:

Allan Metcalfe's new book . . . devotes a chapter to trying to explain why readers of the Boston Morning Post might have been amused to see “o. k.” used as a jokey abbreviation for “oll korrect,” an intentional misspelling of “all correct.”

2010 October 28, Jeremy McCarter, “Party at the OK Corral”, in Newsweek, retrieved 2014-01-23:

“Well, hell, that's the glory of English. You can speak it ten thousand different ways, and it's still O. K.”
“That barbarous expression! 'O. K.' What does this mean?”
“Oll Korrect,” said Calvin. “Making fun of people who care too much about how words get writ down.”

2010, Orson Scott Card, Heartfire: The Tales of Alvin Maker, →ISBN, page 64:


all hands

all hands on deck
all hands on deck#English


jueputa

Contraction of hijueputa (“son of a bitch”).

contraction

(Central America, derogatory, vulgar) Alternative spelling of hijo de puta


господи

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го́споди • (góspodi)

го́споди (canonical)
góspodi (romanization)

Ru-господи.ogg

Го́споди Господи#Russian

Alternative letter-case form of Го́споди (Góspodi)


ну да

ну да́ • (nu dá)

ну да ́ (canonical)
nu dá (romanization)

(sarcastic) yeah right, get off with you! (disbelief)


grêt

Borrowed from English great, from Old English grēat (“big”), from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“big, coarse”).


salaam alaikum

Borrowed from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”). Doublet of shalom aleichem.

bor+

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

(Islam) A greeting said on meeting someone.

әссәләмәғәләйкүм

əssələməğələyküm


kici kici

used for calling and luring cats; here, kitty, kitty!


husch

whoosh (sound of something moving at high speed)


слышь

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слышь • (slyšʹ)

Literally, “do you [familiar] hear”. Imperative form of слышать, as well.


סלאמתק

From South Levantine Arabic سَلَامْتَك (salāmtak, “get well”), from Arabic سَلَامَتُكَ (salāmatuka, “your safety”).


ئەسسالام ئەلەيكۇم

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ئەسسالام ئەلەيكۇم

ئەسسالام ئەلەيكۇم • (essalam eleykum)

ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم
ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم#Uyghur

Alternative spelling of ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم (essalamu eleykum)


salamaleýkim

Borrowed from Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

bor

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم

(Islam) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)


әссәламү галәйкүм

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әссәламү галәйкүм

әссәламү галәйкүм • (ässälamü ğaläyküm)

From the Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

bor

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم


әссәләмәғәләйкүм

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әссәләмәғәләйкүм • (əssələməğələyküm)

әс‧сә‧лә‧мә‧ғә‧ләй‧күм

From the Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

bor

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم


салам алейкүм

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салам алейкүм • (salam aleyküm)

bor

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم


assalomu alaykum

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم


assalamualaikum

ms-interj

assalamualaikum (Jawi spelling السلامعليکم)

السلامعليکم (Jawi)

From Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

bor

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم

assalamu alaykum
assalamu alaykum#English

(Islam) Used by Muslims to greet other Muslims; salaam alaikum, assalamu alaykum.


салям алейкум

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саля́м але́йкум

саля́м але́йкум • (saljám aléjkum)

саля́м але́йкум (canonical)
saljám aléjkum (romanization)

From Arabic السَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

bor

السَّلَام عَلَيْكُم

ru:салям алейкум


ассалаумағалейкум

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ассалаумағалейкум • (assalaumağaleikum)

bor

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم

(Islam) salaam alaikum (a greeting said on meeting someone)


सलाम अलैकुम

hi-interj

सलाम अलैकुम • (salām alaikum) (Urdu spelling سلام علیکم)

salām alaikum (romanization)
سلام علیکم (Urdu)

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”). See also सलाम (salām).

ubor

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم


selamünaleyküm

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سلام علیکم, from Classical Persian سلام علیکم (salāmun ʿalaykum), from Arabic سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ (salāmun ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

der

سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ


əs-səlamu əleykum

LL-Q9292 (aze)-Azerbaijani audiorecordings-əs-səlamu əleykum.wav

Ultimately from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “may peace be upon you”).

bor

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

good day; hello; hail (a common greeting)


салом алайкум

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салом алайкум

салом алайкум • (salom alaykum) (Persian spelling سلام علیکم)

tg-interjection

салом алайкум

salom alaykum (romanization)
spelling سلام علیکم (Persian)

Inherited from Classical Persian سَلَام عَلَیکُم (salām alaykum), from Arabic السَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum).

inh

سَلَام عَلَیکُم

inh+

سَلَام عَلَیکُم

der

السَّلَام عَلَيْكُم


салам алейкум

head

салам алейкум

bor

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم


салам алейкум

head

сала́м але́йкум

сала́м але́йкум • (salám aléjkum)

сала́м але́йкум (canonical)
salám aléjkum (romanization)

саля́м але́йкум
салям алейкум#Russian

Alternative form of саля́м але́йкум (saljám aléjkum)


assalamu alaikum

“Assalamu alaikum, Nibal” Hajar said politely to the sleek, spotted animal. “I'm trying to find out what Allah is like. Do you know what Allah is like?” “Do I know what Allah is like?”

2005, Many Voices One Faith, →ISBN, page 72:

As an example, here is an exchange on the Islamic Awakening chat room, from February 27, 2002:
 ABDULLAH: Assalamu Alaikum. Does anyone know where you can find videos of jihad online?

2006, Gabriel Weimann, Terror on the Internet: The New Arena, the New Challenges, →ISBN, page 107:

She was all beauty; he reached out his hand to give her a program, and said, "Assalamu Alaikum Samia," as he handed the program to her […]

2010, Ameerah A. Rahman, The Unveiled: A Peak Into Lives as They are Unveiled, →ISBN, page 17:


assalamu alaikum

tl-head

assalamu alaikum (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎᜋᜓ ᜀᜎᜌ᜔ᜃᜓᜋ᜔)

ᜀᜐᜎᜋᜓ ᜀᜎᜌ᜔ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”). Compare Maranao asalamo'alaikom.

der

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم


薩拉姆·阿萊控

ㄙㄚˋ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄨˇ ㄚ ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ

саламу’алайкун

/sä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀä⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

/sä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀä⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

From Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

bor

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم

(Islam, neologism, rare) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)


vai com Deus

[ˈvaɪ̯ kõ ˈdeʊ̯ʃ]

Literally, “go with God”. Compare Spanish vaya con Dios.


helyre

From hely (“place”) + -re (“to”, case suffix). The adjective sense is a lexicalization of the noun form, it denotes that the specified person always exhibits the appropriate behavior in the place where he or she is.


לבריאות

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לַבְּרִיאוּת

לַבְּרִיאוּת or לִבְרִיאוּת • (labri'út or livri'út)

לַבְּרִיאוּת (canonical)
לִבְרִיאוּת (canonical)
labri'út (romanization)
livri'út (romanization)

bless you, gesundheit (borrowed from German Gesundheit (“lit., health”)) (said when someone sneezes)


stillgestanden

(military) attention (command that soldiers stand with their feet together and hands at their hips)


いやいや

「……じゃ、あの、やっぱり農家の娘で、」「否々、大財産家の細君でございます。」

“……Ja, ano, yappari nōka no musume de,” “iyaiya, daizaisanka no saikun de gozaimasu.”

"...so, uh, then she must come from a farming family..." - "Not at all. She is the wife of a very wealthy man."


bibbidi-bobbidi-boo

Originated in the 1948 novelty song “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo”, used in the 1950 film Cinderella.

(informal) A light-hearted magical incantation.

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
Cinderella (1950 film)


eat it

(idiomatic, dismissal) used to taunt or end discussion with a conversation partner


οὐαί

οὐαί • (ouaí)

Traditionally compared with the set Latin vae, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai), etc., from Proto-Indo-European *wáy, but it is not derivable from there through regular sound laws. Beekes argues for a Semitic loanword; compare e.g. Hebrew אוֹי (oy). Cognacy with Sanskrit उवे (uve) through *uwáy is likewise not without phonological problems. Ultimately expressive.

onomatopoeic

expressive

Οὐαὶ τοῖς ἡττημένοις.

300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Amos 5.18

300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, 1 Kings 13.30

108 CE, Arrian, Discourses of Epictetus 3.19.1

(exclamation of pain and anger) ah, woe, alas


sio

(colloquial, dismissal) shoo (call usually directed at a flying creature to drive it away)


weno

(Near Masovian) Alternative form of wejno


przepięknie

/pʂɛˈpjɛŋk.ɲɛ/

(often sarcastic) great! (expression of gladness and content)


vay

From Ottoman Turkish وای (vay), from Persian وای (vây, “alas!”), from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with English woe, Latin vae, Lithuanian vaĩ, Russian увы́ (uvý), Old Irish fae, among others.

(exclamation) Vay, vay, vay! (reminiscent of English exclamation "well, well, well")


tchim-tchim

From Italian cincin. Compare Spanish chinchín, Catalan xinxin, French tchin-tchin.

bottoms up!; cheers! (toast when drinking)


ни хо

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 你好 (nǐ hǎo).


buine sere

buine + sere. Compare Italian buona sera, French bonsoir, Romanian bună seară.


bienveníu

welcome (greeting given upon someone's arrival)


bonos díes

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


μάλιστα

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μάλιστα • (málista)

yes, certainly, OK, of course, right you are, okey-dokey (acknowledging that a request has been heard and understood)


uff da

From Norwegian, brought to the US by Scandinavian settlers.

(US, Upper Midwestern US) Expressing surprise, dismay, relief, exhaustion, or a sudden shock to the senses.


szóval

so, well (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)


syur

From English sure, from Middle English sure, sur, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”), from sē- (“apart”) + cūra (“care”).


我肏

我擦
我操
我靠
我艸
我艹
我去
臥槽
哦湊
woc

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(vulgar, slang, chiefly Mainland China) intensive form of 肏 (cào): fuck me.


terveh

From Proto-Finnic *terveh. Cognates include Finnish terve and Estonian terve.


weh mir

Er ist wirklich tot? Weh mir, oh weh!

Und die Wald er steht so schwarz und leer Weh mir, oh weh
 Und die Vögel singen nicht mehr

And the forest, it stands so black and empty Oh woe is me
 And the birds sing no longer


rany

crap, damn, jeez (relatively mild expletive)


nieprawda

Inherited from Old Polish nieprawda, from Proto-Slavic *nepravьda. By surface analysis, nie- + prawda.


剛好

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ hou̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕiɒ̃¹¹ xau⁵³/

/kɑ̃⁵⁵ hɔ²¹/

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ hou̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕiɒ̃¹¹ xau⁵³/

/kɑ̃⁵⁵ hɔ²¹/

used by itself to indicate that the correct amount of change has been given


chig

So I'm slicing beans one after the other—chig, chig, chig, chig, chig—and everybody's giving me the beans, and I'm going like sixty when the boss comes by and says, "What are you doing?"

1985, Richard P[hillips] Feynman, edited by Edward Hutchings, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character, New York, N.Y., London: W. W. Norton & Company, published 1997, →ISBN, page 140:

She dragged him along the wide bitumen path and past the slow chig-chig-chig of a lawn sprinkler. Deep inside the school the insect chorus buzzed and drilled: chairs scraping, kids yelling, a teacher's voice calling the roll.

1994, Glyn Parry, Monster Man, New York, N.Y.: Fawcett Juniper, →ISBN, page 133:

No one had spoken in the taxi. The only sounds were those of the London rain pattering teasingly against the vehicle's rolled-up windows and the ever-present chig-chig-chig of the diesel engine as this silent threesome made their way north towards Mill Hill.

2001, Mitzi Szereto, “Melinda”, in Kerri Sharp, editor, Wicked Words 4: A Black Lace short-story collection, London: Black Lace, →ISBN, page 174:

The old trading-boat's continuous chig-chig-chigging was a friendly sound, and, by daylight, Su-Li took turns to steer the boat; yet there was often sufficient time for the boy to watch the water-buffalo in the plantations of the Red Basin, the patient stooping of the peasants, and, elsewhere, the bustle of the towns, their fishermen and their overcrowded ferries.

2004, John Chappell, “Su-Li, the Yangtse Boat Boy”, in 21 Fairy Tales and Other Tales, Lewes, East Sussex: The Book Guild Ltd, →ISBN, page 46:

Fun fact: The red-bellied woodpecker has a loud, harsh, rich "quirrr" call. It can also be heard calling a "chig-chig" series of notes in a descending chuckle.

2016 February 18, “Species Spotlight: Red-bellied woodpecker”, in Poughkeepsie Journal, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: Gannett Co., Inc., →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-30:

(onomatopoeia) Representing a sharp and repetitive sound.


Bouonne Saint Dâvi

Happy Saint David's Day
Happy Saint David's Day


per la miseria

wow (an indication of excitement or surprise)


huttemegtu

/hʉtəːmeːɡtʉː/


huttetu

Huttetu for ein stad!

used to express a sense of physical cold or something psychologically chilling or otherwise unpleasant; brr


'swounds

Contraction of God's wounds; see zounds.

'Swounds, show me what thou'lt do.

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, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):


gh

(online gaming slang) Initialism of good half.


well met

A shortening of It is well that we have met.

Bardolph: Well met, Corporal Nim.

c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act II, scene I:

" Well met ! Well met ! Thou'lt soon be set
Before the ale-cup flowing."

1833, Unknown translator, “The Death Song of Regner Lodbrog”, in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 33, page 915:

"Ho, Fios," Verne said as he raised a hand in greeting.
"Well met, Master Verne," the smallest of the dogs replied.

2011, James A Owen, The Dragon's Apprentice, →ISBN, page 120:


باي باي

خاطرك

ḵaṭrak (to a male); ḵaṭrik (to a female)


أهلين

أَهْلِين (canonical)
ʾahlēn (romanization)
ʾahlain (romanization)

Dual of أهلا (ʔahlan), from Arabic أَهْلاً (ʔahlan), so as to “double” the good wishes received; hence at first used only as a response to the singular form. Compare the same in مرحبا (marḥaba), مرحبتين (marḥabtain), and even بونجور (bōnjūr), بونجورين (bōnjūrain). However, أهلين is now also used independently, or as a response to other greetings.

!أهلا يا جوليا! — أهلين يا زينب! وين هالغيبة
ʾAhlan ya Jūlya! — ʾAhlain ya Zainab! Wain hal-ġaibi!
Hi, Julia! — Hello, Zainab! Long time no see!

hello; hi; particularly as a response to أهلا (ʔahlan)


أهلين

ajp-interjection

أهلين • (ʔahlēn)

Dual of أهلا (ʔahlan), from Arabic أَهْلاً (ʔahlan), so as to “double” the good wishes received; hence at first used only as a response to the singular form. Compare the same in مرحبا (marḥaba), مرحبتين (marḥabtēn).

أهلا وسهلا
أهلا وسهلا#South_Levantine_Arabic

dual of أهلا (ʔahla, “welcome”): response to أهلا (ʔahla) or أهلا وسهلا (ʔahla w-sahla)


даргу

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даргу • (dargʷu)

мыжъор едзым дыргу къыригъэӏуагъ

When he throw the rock, it made a dirg sound (Crashing/Falling sound).


дыргу

дыргу • (dərgʷu)

мыжъор едзым дыргу къыригъэӏуагъ


bumpety

I dropped the cup and it fell bumpety-bump down the stairs.

A bumping sound suggesting a jolting motion.


好哇

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wä⁵⁵/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wä⁵⁵/


duvels

Variant of duivels, equivalent to duvel + -s.

Alle duvels!


tim tim

/ˈt͡ʃĩ ˈt͡ʃĩ/


dane-se

screw it (mildly vulgar expression of indifference)


de jeito nenhum

[d͡ʒi ˈʒeɪ̯.tu nẽˈj̃ũ]

[d͡ʒi ˈʒeɪ̯.tu nẽˈj̃ũ]

/dɨ ˈʒɐj.tu nɨˈɲũ/

/dɨ ˈʒɐj.tu nɨˈɲũ/


blablablá

imitating needless, irrelevant or boring conversation


得了

/tɐk̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/tɐk̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

(swift) all right!; OK!; well then; yeah!

(loud, usually interrupting someone's proposal or bragging) c'mon!; that's enough!

loud; usually interrupting someone's proposal or bragging; loud; usually interrupting someone's proposal or bragging


ahá

aha! (exclamation of sudden realisation)


ah, sim

used when realizing something that was not understood before

as if; yeah right (expresses doubt that something is true)


até logo

/ɐˈtɛ ˈlɔ.ɡu/

[ɐˈtɛ ˈlɔ.ɣu]


thank science

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

Constructed as a secular alternative to thank God, with the intent of emphasizing that modern conveniences are the product of human sciences such as engineering, medicine, etc., rather than divine action.

Thank science for UK production monarch DJ Deekline.

2010, Stuart Evans, Billion Dollar House Party review, Drum Media, 30 September 2010, page 28

The remorseless would-be bomber of Times Square, Faisal Shahzad, left his suburban life with a wife and young children to train at a terrorist camp in Pakistan and to learn (not very well, thank science!) how to make car bombs.

2010 October, Tristan Dickison, “Godfucked”, in Cipher, Colorado College, page 30:

“And there's a blast door I can close behind us. Thank Science.”

2012, Denise Rossetti, The Dark Rose, Berkley, →ISBN:

(Internet slang) Used to express gratitude or relief.


bem haja

/ˈbẽj̃ ˈa.ʒɐ/

[ˈbẽɪ̯̃ ˈa.ʒɐ]

/ˈbẽj̃ ˈa.ʒɐ/

[ˈbẽɪ̯̃ ˈa.ʒɐ]

[ˈbẽɪ̯̃ ˈa.ʒa]

/ˈbɐ̃j̃ ˈa.ʒɐ/


c.q.d.

QED; Abbreviation of como queriamos demonstrar. (as we wanted to demonstrate)


bem-vinda

bem-vinda (plural bem-vindas, masculine bem-vindo, masculine plural bem-vindos)

bem-vindas (plural)
bem-vindo (masculine)
bem-vindos (masculine plural)

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.dɐ]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.dɐ]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.da]

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈvĩ.dɐ/

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈvĩ.dɐ/

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈbĩ.dɐ/


bem-vindas

bem-vindas (singular bem-vinda, masculine singular bem-vindo, masculine plural bem-vindos)

bem-vinda (singular)
bem-vindo (masculine singular)
bem-vindos (masculine plural)

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.dɐs]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.dɐs]

/ˌbẽj̃ˈvĩ.dɐʃ/

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.dɐʃ]

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈvĩ.dɐʃ/

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈvĩ.dɐʃ/

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈbĩ.dɐʃ/


bem-vindos

bem-vindos (singular bem-vindo, feminine bem-vinda, feminine plural bem-vindas)

bem-vindo (singular)
bem-vinda (feminine)
bem-vindas (feminine plural)

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.duʃ]

(said to a group with at least one man, or whose sexes are unknown or irrelevant) welcome


bom apetite

bon appétit (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat)


cala a boca

(rude) shut up! (demanding someone to stop speaking)


bíighah

of course!, perfect!, excellent!, awesome!, cool!, right on!, yes!, right on!, it fits well!


cocorocó

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


extree

(dated, slang or dialect) Alternative form of extra (the cry of a newspaper-seller)


абанамат

абанама́т • (abanamát)

абанама́т (canonical)
abanamát (romanization)

Coined by Sergei Dovlatov in his book Наши (Naši, "Ours"). Apparently a child's misinterpretation of the vulgarism ёбана мать (jóbana matʹ, “motherfucker”).

Е́сли что́-то раздража́ло де́да, он хму́рил бро́ви и ни́зким го́лосом восклица́л: — АБАНАМА́Т!

1983, Sergei Dovlatov, Naši, Ann Arbor: Ardis:

If something annoyed grandad, he'd frown, then shout, in a low voice "MAVAFAKA!"

Jésli štó-to razdražálo déda, on xmúril bróvi i nízkim gólosom vosklicál: — ABANAMÁT!

(slang, vulgar, humorous) Expression of annoyance or frustration.


sxih

Probably from the English sick. Despite the similarity, sxih is not a derivative of sih.

cool!, awesome!, superb!, fantastic!, groovy!, far out!


നമസ്തേ

നമസ്തേ • (namastē)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste).


e aí

E aí? Tudo bem?

OK, conseguimos o empréstimo; e aí?

what's next? (asking what is the next step or the next thing that follows)

Aqui está muito calor. E aí?

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see e, aí.


salom

Inherited from Chagatai سلام, from Classical Persian سلام (salām), from Arabic سَلَامٌ m (salāmun, “prace; salaam”)


哈羅

/xä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/haː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ⁴⁴/

/xä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/haː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ⁴⁴/

(rare, humorous) Alternative form of 哈囉／哈啰 (hāluó, “hello”)


levati di torno

(idiomatic, colloquial, dismissal) used to tell somebody to go away or leave one alone


ohmygod

“Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod! I can’t believe I’m going on a date with Chance Kain!”

2023, James L. Sutter, chapter 19, in Darkhearts, Andersen Press, →ISBN:


benvignût

ben + vignût, past participle of vignî.
Compare Italian benvenuto, Venetan benvegnuo, Romansch bainvegni, French bienvenue, Catalan benvingut, Occitan benvengut, Piedmontese bin-ëvnù, Sicilian binvinutu.


foi mal

[ˈfoɪ̯ ˈmaʊ̯]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see foi, mal.

(Brazil, informal) sorry, my bad (expression of regret or sorrow)


foda-se

Foda-se, perdi o autocarro!

(Portugal, vulgar) fuck, shit (expression of dismay or discontent)

Perdi o ônibus. Bom, foda-se. Vou ficar em casa então.

I missed the bus. Well, whatever. I'm staying home then.

(vulgar) fuck it, whatever, who cares? (expressing indifference or nonchalance)


ça suffit

that does it, that's torn it, that's enough


carallo

The etymology is unknown, but the most plausible source, on the basis of both semantics and historical phonology, appears to be unattested Latin *c(h)araculum, which would have been a Latinized diminutive of Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “stick”). This also provides a single, phonologically coherent source for the cognates: Portuguese caralho, Spanish carajo and Catalan carall. Attempts to attribute Italian same-meaning cazzo to the same etymon fail on phonological grounds, as the /r/ of carajo (or its absence in cazzo) remains unexplained, and no Latin phonological sequence develops as both /x/ in Spanish and /tts/ in Italian. Otherwise, perhaps related to Breton kalc'h, Welsh cala, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kalgā.

unk

unknown

(slang, vulgar) go to hell, piss off, fucking hell, fuck, damn it


grande coisa

[ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi ˈkoɪ̯.zɐ]

[ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi ˈkoɪ̯.zɐ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see grande, coisa.


graças a Deus

[ˈɡɾa.sɐz ɐ ˈðewʃ]

thank God, thank goodness (used to express gratitude)


nii

Cognate with Finnish niin, Ingrian nii and Estonian nii.


ἆ

ah! (expressing pity, envy, contempt, etc.)


aw man

Alternative form of oh man Used to express annoyance or displeasure about something that happened.


とと

imitation of the sound of a chicken, pigeon, etc.


heisa

Compound of hei + sa or borrowed from German heisa.

(dated) huzzah, hey, hurrah; expression of happiness or excitement.


txotx

A variant of zotz (“toothpick, spigot”) with expressive palatalization.

Used to announce that the barrel in which cider is kept is about to be opened.


ídem

indicates the speaker agrees with a recently expressed sentiment; ditto


будьмо

head

бу́дьмо • (búdʹmo)

бу́дьмо (canonical)
búdʹmo (romanization)


benvidos

welcome (greeting; to multiple males or to males and females)


dun dun dun

An onomatopoeic representation of a three-note dramatic sting (“short musical phrase”), probably the seventh to ninth notes (E♭-C-F♯) from the start of the theme music of the American police procedural television series Dragnet (first broadcast 1967–1970), which was used for dramatic effect during various episodes. The tune, originally simply called “Main Title” and later “Danger Ahead”, was composed by the American composer Walter Schumann (1913–1958), based on the beginning of the theme music of the film The Killers (1946) by the Hungarian-American composer Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995).

I am not going to tell you the exact locations of my stops, but my final destination (dun dun dun) is London, England. It is there that I will figure out my life purpose.

2006, H. M. Leathem, chapter 3, in W.T.F.?: What Is Wrong with Tom Faerie, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 22:

"All right—dun, dun, dun! Time to get measured, hon." Luke tried to play off the seriousness of my weekly face-to-face with my own potential unworthiness to be a model with this little bit, but it made me feel even worse, thinking about how many empty calories in champagne and vodka I'd slurped down since I last saw him, […]

2007, Amanda Kerlin, Phil Oh, chapter 5, in Secrets of the Model Dorm, New York, N.Y.: Washington Square Press, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 53:

In the movie [RoboCop (1987)], central Detroit is "Old Detroit." […] When police officer Alex Murphy starts his term in Old Detroit, his fellow officers tell him, "Welcome to hell." / Dun dun dun.

2012, Mike Draper, “Will the Last One out of the Midwest just Remember to Extinguish the Tire Fire?”, in The Midwest: God’s Gift to Planet Earth!: An Illustrated Guide to the History and Culture of the Galaxy’s most Important Region, Des Moines, Iowa: Raygun, →ISBN, part 5 (We’re #1 by a Wider Margin than Usual!), page 192:

(informal) Used as a dramatic pause, or to emphasize that something is frightening, thrilling, etc.

tan-tan-tan

used as a dramatic pause, or to emphasize that something is frightening, thrilling, etc.

dun

imitating a deep bass note, such as that found in suspenseful music


benvido

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venītus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, ben (“well”) + vido (“come”).


お世話になりました

ja-pos

お世(せ)話(わ)になりました • (osewa ni narimashita)

お世話になりました (canonical)
osewa ni narimashita (romanization)

Thank you very much for everything, I'm very obliged to you (for what you've done) (literally, “I have been taken care of.”)


lijkt mij

Dat is wel het minste wat je kan doen, lijkt mij.


あのう

あのう、ちょっとお聞きしたいんですが。駅はどこでしょう。

Anō, chotto o-kiki shitai n desu ga. Eki wa doko deshō.

Excuse me, but could you tell me where the station is?

well, uh, er, umm (expression of confusion or uncertainty)

あのう、近藤さん


gudskjelov

Equivalent to gud (“god”) + skje (“happen”) + lov (“law”). Compare Danish and Swedish gudskelov (used at least since 16 century).


درود بر تو

From Middle Persian drwd ʾbr tw (drōd abar tō, “well-being to you, welcome”).

uder

(literally) well-being to you, peace to you, peace be upon you


puñeta

(Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, colloquial, vulgar) damn it!


auch so

Schönes Wochenende! – Auch so!
Have a nice weekend! – You too!


धिक्

धिक् त्वाम्!


아야

아야 아프다!


yáʼátʼóo

A variation of yáʼátʼééh (“it is well”), + yáʼátʼóo (hellooo, in an inquisitive shout)


好耐冇見

/hou̯³⁵ nɔːi̯²² mou̯¹³ kiːn³³/

/hou̯³⁵ nɔːi̯²² mou̯¹³ kiːn³³/


νιάου

head

νιάου • (niáou)

Νιάου νιάου, βρε γατούλα,
Με τη ροζ μυτούλα,
Γατούλα μου μικρή.

1959, “Το Γκρίζο Γατί [The Grey Cat]”, in Alekos Sakellarios (lyrics), Manos Hadjidakis (music), Το Ξύλο Βγήκε Από Τον Παράδεισο [Maiden's Cheek], performed by Aliki Vougiouklaki:

Meow, meow, little cat,
With the little pink nose,
My little cat.

Niáou niáou, vre gatoúla,
Me ti roz mytoúla,
Gatoúla mou mikrí.


儂好

/noŋ³³ hɔ³⁴/

/noŋ³³ hɔ³⁴/


對唔住

/tɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ t͡syː²²/

/ui³³ m̩²² t͡si³²/

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ m̩¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ m³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡su³⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ t͡syː²²/

/ui³³ m̩²² t͡si³²/

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ m̩¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ m³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡su³⁵/

My subordinates did not do a good job, so sorry.

ngo⁵ di¹ sau² haa⁶ baan⁶ si⁶ bat¹ lik⁶, hou² deoi³ m⁴ zyu⁶.

我啲手下辦事不力，好對唔住。

我啲手下办事不力，好对唔住。

2002 December 12, Alan Mak, Felix Chong, 無間道 [Infernal Affairs], spoken by 陳永仁 [Chen Wing Yan] (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), Media Asia Entertainment Group, Basic Pictures:

對唔住，我係差人！

对唔住，我系差人！

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) sorry; excuse me


hip hip hurra

hip hip hooray (an exclamation of congratulations)


pthyi

Imitative, but may also have foreign influence (see hyi).


冇問題

/mou̯¹³ mɐn²² tʰɐi̯²¹/

/mou̯¹³ mɐn²² tʰɐi̯²¹/


mlk

μαλάκα μαλάκα#Greek

(Internet slang) Abbreviation of μαλάκα (maláka).


喔唷

/ɔː⁵⁵ jɔː⁵⁵/

/oʔ³³ ɦioʔ⁴⁴/

/ɔː⁵⁵ jɔː⁵⁵/

/oʔ³³ ɦioʔ⁴⁴/

喔唷，撞着儂了，對勿起！

喔唷，撞着侬了，对勿起！


勿要緊

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iæ⁵¹ t͡ɕin/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³⁴ t͡ɕin⁵³/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiən³¹/

/veʔ¹ ɦiɒ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵²/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ iɑu³³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵³⁵/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iæ⁵¹ t͡ɕin/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³⁴ t͡ɕin⁵³/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiən³¹/

/veʔ¹ ɦiɒ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵²/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ iɑu³³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵³⁵/

(Wu) no problem; it doesn't matter; you're welcome


otay

(nonstandard, childish or feminine) Alternative form of okay


嘸沒關係

/m̩²² məʔ³³ kue⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/

/m̩²² məʔ³³ kue⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/


勿好意思

/vəʔ¹¹ hɔ²² i²² sz̩²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ hɔ²² i²² sz̩²³/

⁶veq₈-hau-i-sy ⁸geq-taq ⁵i-cin ⁶yeu ⁶gnin ⁶zu-leq

勿好意思，搿搭已經有人坐了。

勿好意思，搿搭已经有人坐了。


気を付け

気を付け (canonical)
ki o tsuke (romanization)


無關係

/mo¹¹ ku̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁵⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴⁻²² he²²/

/bo¹³⁻²² kuan⁴⁴⁻²² he²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueŋ³³⁻²³ hi³⁵/

/mo¹¹ ku̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁵⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴⁻²² he²²/

/bo¹³⁻²² kuan⁴⁴⁻²² he²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueŋ³³⁻²³ hi³⁵/

(Hakka) no problem; it doesn't matter; never mind


冇關係

/mou̯¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/

/mou̯¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/

(Cantonese) no problem; it doesn't matter


slukes

A shortening of salukes (“goodbye”), the Belgian regiolectal diminutive of French salut (“goodbye”). The -t in the French word is not pronounced.


shart

Shart, if my haire stand not an end...

c. 1596, Sir Thomas More, Act III, Scene ii, l. 276:

(obsolete) Alternative spelling of 'sheart.


adad

Euphemistic alteration of ah God; compare adod, egad.

“And adad,” said Andrew, “you had best not neglect these orders of that worthy knight […].”

1755, Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Tobias Smollett, Don Quixote, Volume 1, I.4:

‘We'll have no ranting, Dick,’ said the old Knight to the young Franklin; ‘adad, man, we'll have none, for three reasons.’

(Late Modern, obsolete) Expressing emphasis or asseveration; indeed.


ööh

Ööh, kuka tuo oli?

Hän oli menossa, ööh… kokoukseen, luulisin.

She was going to, erm… the meeting, I think.

uh, erm, um (expression of confusion or uncertainty)


стига

сти́га • (stíga)


true that

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

"This weather sucks." "True that."

(colloquial) Used to show agreement; indeed.


kojįʼ

ko- (“here (with a postpositional enclitic)”) + -jįʼ (“as far as”)


altso

From German also, influenced by alt. False friend of English also, although being etymologically related to it. Compare also Swedish alltså.

No må me fara altso

Neimen altso!.. Igjen?

(filler word, intensifier, often in the end of a sentence) though


cai fora

[ˈkaɪ̯ ˈfɔ.ɾɐ]

[ˈkaɪ̯ ˈfɔ.ɾɐ]


cada uma

Idiomatic. Short for "É cada uma que me aparece".

Ele quer dormir na minha casa sem nem ao menos me conhecer? É cada uma...

He wants to sleep in my house without even knowing me? How absurd...

Expresses surprise, curiosity, dissatisfaction or anger towards a response, event, or fact.


mon cul

Mon cul que tu travaillais, on vous entendait baiser, ta copine et toi.

My ass you were working, we heard you fucking, you and your girlfriend.

(vulgar) my ass (indicator of disbelief)


охуеть

охуе́ть • (oxujétʹ)

охуе́ть (canonical)
oxujétʹ (romanization)

Охуе́ть, конто́ра гори́т!

Holy shit ["This is getting fucked up"], the office is on fire!

(vulgar) fucking hell!, holy shit!, what the fuck!


está bem

[iʃˈta ˈbẽɪ̯̃]

[eʃˈta ˈbẽɪ̯̃]

all right (used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent)


iúpi

(colloquial) yay (an expression of happiness)


isso aí

(Brazil) all right! (used to indicate gladness with an outcome)


unnskyld

[ˈʉ̞nːˌʃʏlˑ]

excuse me (usually followed by a question or request)


毋免

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² biɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ biɛn⁵³/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ biɛn⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ biɛn⁵³/

/m̩²¹ miɛn⁴⁴⁵/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² biɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ biɛn⁵³/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ biɛn⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ biɛn⁵³/

/m̩²¹ miɛn⁴⁴⁵/


hi auntie

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

屌你老母 (“fuck your mother”) is jokingly described by some as a greeting to someone else's mother. The word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum transforms this into English Hi Auntie, which is also a greeting to someone else's mother.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) fuck you


увага

ува́га • (uváha)


увага

ува́га • (uváha)


muitas graças

⁊ a mageſtade lle diſſe muitaˢ g(raç)aˢ.

13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 222 ([[http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/403small.gif] facsimile])

And her majesty said to him: "thank you very much".

thank you very much
thank you very much#English


bonne matinée

Have a good morning (a phrase uttered upon a farewell)


bonne après-midi

have a good afternoon (a phrase uttered upon a farewell)


เปล่า

th-interj

เปล่า • (bplàao)

From Proto-Tai *plɤwᴮ (“empty”). Cognate with Lao ເປົ່າ (pao), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (paw), Lü ᦔᧁᧈ (ṗaw¹), Shan ပဝ်ႇ (pào), Ahom 𑜆𑜧 (paw) or 𑜆𑜨𑜧 (pow).

cog

Lü ᦔᧁᧈ (ṗaw¹)

(colloquial) an exclamation used to express negation: no, not, never, nah, nothing, etc.


anh trai

[ʔajŋ̟˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]

[ʔɛɲ˧˧ ʈaːj˧˧]

[ʔan˧˧ ʈaːj˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-anh trai.wav

Đường này đi thẳng là tới Thủ Đức hả anh trai?
Am I correct in assuming that this road leads to Thủ Đức, young man?

(colloquial, friendly, not intimate, speakers are strangers) young man

friendly; speakers are strangers; friendly; speakers are strangers


chị gái

[t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ ɣaːj˧˦]

[t͡ɕɪj˨˩ʔ ɣaːj˨˩˦]

[cɪj˨˩˨ ɣaːj˦˥]

(uncommon, colloquial, friendly, not intimate, speakers are strangers) young lady


仆街

/pʰʊk̚⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

/pʰʊk̚⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

Compound of 仆 (“to fall”) + 街 (gaai¹, “street”), literally “to fall onto the street”, which is a metaphor of “to die”.
Folk etymology suggests a derivation from English poor guy, but this is dubious.

compound+

仆街！唔見咗條鎖匙！

仆街！唔见咗条锁匙！

1998, 賭俠1999 [The Conman], spoken by 化骨龍 (張家輝):

puk¹ nei⁵ go³ gaai¹! aa³ si⁶ lei⁴ ge² wai³!

仆你個街！亞視嚟嘅喂！

仆你个街！亚视嚟嘅喂！


пази

(often ironic) mind you, can you believe it, wait till you've heard this


wowzah

Either a Blend of yowzah + wow or wowzer, or a variation of wowzer, wowser.


wink wink nudge nudge

nudge nudge wink wink
nudge nudge wink wink#English

Alternative form of nudge nudge wink wink.


tan bon dia vosco

bon dia vosco
bon dia vosco#Old_Galician-Portuguese


bon dia vosco

13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Gil Peres Conde, B 1516: Non troux'estes cavaleiros aqui (facsimile)

Sennor tã bõ dia uoſco

13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 235 ([[http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/424small.gif] facsimile])


ooff

Quickly he turned back, his shoes digging in, churning up the sand as he scurried along the beach. The next thing he knew—ooff—he was flat on the ground, his head slamming against the sandy surface.

2013, Thomas W. Dawson, The Mystery of the Old Gold Mine, page 208:


ätsih

Alternative form of atsii (“achoo (sound of a sneeze)”)


äsh

argh (expression of annoyance, anger or frustration)


dadah

From dah (“bye”), from Dutch dag (“goodbye”), from Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz.


係咪

/hɐi̯²² mɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/hɐi̯²² mɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

You're forever eating and not doing work; are you trying to get fired?

nei⁵ seng⁴ jat⁶ sik⁶ je⁵ m⁴ zou⁶ je⁵; bok³ caau² hai⁶ mai⁶⁻²?

你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒係咪？

你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒系咪？


äikkis

From the same root as äikistellä (in Ostrobothnia also äikkistellä).

(Ostrobothnia) nyah, nyah-nyah (expression of schadenfreude)


唔使

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

/m̩²² sᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ sz̩³¹/

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

/m̩²² sᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ sz̩³¹/

唔使客氣 唔使客氣#Chinese

唔使客气 唔使客气#Chinese

(Cantonese) Short for 唔使客氣／唔使客气 (“you're welcome”).


hyuk

Alternative form of nyuk (“exaggerated laugh”)


ברוך השם

head

בָּרוּךְ הַשֵּׁם

בָּרוּךְ הַשֵּׁם • (barúkh hashém)

בָּרוּךְ הַשֵּׁם (canonical)
barúkh hashém (romanization)

Implies something positive, or a hope for something positive.


plinkety

A plinking sound suggesting more than one note being played.


hejsa

Hopsa, hejsa, hopsa, Honza si jde pro psa.


hejsa

Used as an informal and relaxed greeting.


meleca

yuck! (expresses mild, moderate or intense irritation at the event that by a slip something is soiled with any substance unintentionally)


chrissake

used to express annoyance or frustration


ähäpiti

[ˈæɦæˌpit̪i]

< äh, hähä and piti (like in niin piti(kin) käydä (“as should have happened”))


lällätilää

[ˈlælːæˌt̪ilæː]


ähäkutti

[ˈæɦæˌkut̪ːi]


kutti

Unknown. Karelian kutti is probably borrowed from Finnish. Found especially in the dialects in Savonia as well as North and Central Ostrobothnia.


domisteco

Corruption of dominus-tecum, from Latin dominus (“lord”) tēcum (“with you”).

(colloquial, rare, obsolete) may the Lord be with you


גוט שבת

גוט־שבת גוט־שבת#Yiddish

Alternative spelling of גוט־שבת (gut-shabes)


өглөөний мэнд

mn-interjection

өглөөний мэнд

ᠥᠷᠯᠥᠭᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠮᠡᠨᠳᠦ

өглөөний мэнд • (öglöönii mend) (Mongolian spelling ᠥᠷᠯᠥᠭᠡᠨ ᠦ
ᠮᠡᠨᠳᠦ (örlögen-ü mendü))

öglöönii mend (romanization)
ᠥᠷᠯᠥᠭᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠮᠡᠨᠳᠦ (Mongolian)


all'arme

desctree

→ French: alarme
→ Portuguese: alarme
→ English: alarm

Contraction of the phrase alle + arme (“to the arms”).

(military) a command to take up arms and be ready to fight: to arms!