zip-a-dee-doo-dah

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From a song in the Disney movie Song of the South, from “O Zip a duden duden duden zip a duden day”, chorus to an old minstrel song “Zip Coon” popularized by George Washington Dixon

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay, / My oh my, what a wonderful day / Plenty of sunshine headin' my way / Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

1946, “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”, Ray Gilbert (lyrics), Allie Wrubel (music):

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah! What a treat this movie was for kids and adults alike.

1990 March, Susan Sackett, The Hollywood Reporter Book of Box Office Hits, New York: Billboard Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 60:

If the newspapers and broadcasts are blaring “Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-a/My, oh my, what a wonderful day” over and over, there’s a tendency to go down the road humming that tune, too, because you can’t get it out of your head. Are business conditions good? Zip-a-dee-doo-dah!

2000, Jim Hightower, If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates, New York: HarperCollins, →ISBN, →OL:

"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," Kate said. "This is better." She held her half-empty glass up.

2004 March 17, Donley Watt, Dancing With Lyndon, Fort Worth: TCU Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 135:


ساودھان

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ساودھان • (sāvdhān) (Hindi सावधान)

/sɑːʋ.d̪ʱɑːn/

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सावधान (sāvadhāna).


kerwham

A wham; a sound of a powerful collision.


kersplosh

splosh: sound of something heavy falling into liquid


åh min gud

(rare) oh my God; said in excitement, shock, awe, dismay, or supplication.


kissan viikset

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kissan viikset ("cat's whiskers").

rubbish, nonsense (expresses that what was recently said is untruth or nonsense)


Gott im Himmel

"Poirot replied promptly: 'J stands for Jacqueline de Bellefort, a young lady who declared to me less than a week ago that she would like nothing better than to—' he paused and then deliberately quoted, “‘to put my dear little pistol close against her head and then just press with my finger—’” 'Gott im Himmel' exclaimed Dr. Bessner."

1937, Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile, Harper, page 114:


helvedes

Hvis han lod den stå, hvor den var, ville han miste den. – Helvedes! hviskede han.

2016, Walter Tevis, translated by Mogens Cohrt, Dronninggambit, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

If he let it stay where it was, he would lose it. - Dammit! he whispered.


화이팅

→ Chinese: fighting

→ Japanese: ファイティン (faitin)

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from fighting. Compare Japanese ファイト (faito).

Nonstandard form of 파이팅 (paiting, “go for it; good luck”).


εὐοῖ

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εὐοῖ • (euoî)

→ Latin: euhoe

→ English: euoi

From an epithet of Dionysus, Εὔιος (Eúios) or Εὐάν (Euán), probably from εὖ (eû, “good”) + υἱός (huiós, “son”) (implying "Well done, my son", said by Zeus to Dionysus after he won a fight in the Gigantomachy),http://www.hellenicgods.org/Dionysos---The-Epithets or from εὖ (eû, “good”) + οἶνος (oînos, “wine”).


հաջող

հաջող • (haǰoġ)

hy-interj

հաջող • (haǰoġ)

Shortening of հաջողություն (haǰoġutʻyun).

(informal) see you later!, bye-bye!, so long!; cheerio!


cool story bro

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“Hey, Eddie. I gotta ask you. I see these T-Shirts, too, they say ‘Cool Story, Bro.’ What's that mean?” “If someone tells you a shitty story, then you respond ironically, ‘Cool story, bro,’ to their really not cool story.” “Cool story, bro,” he said with a smile. “Loser,” I said as I pushed him.

2016, Eddie Huang, Double Cup Love: On the Trail of Family, Food, and Broken Hearts in China, Spiegel & Grau, →ISBN, page 155:

(Internet slang, colloquial) Used to dismiss a comment perceived as boring or pointless, or refute an anecdote that one considers difficult to believe.


ay ay ay

Used to acknowledge a mistake or surprise.


qarofa

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:

Proto-Eastern Polynesian:

Marquesic:

Hawaiian: aloha
→ English: aloha

Tahitic:

Maori: aroha
→ English: aroha

Tahitian: arofa

Rapa Nui: 'aroha

Samoic-Outlier

Ellicean

Tuvaluan: alofa

Futunic

Anuta: aropa

→ English: aropa

Samoic

Samoan: alofa, talofa

Tokelauan: alofa

Tongic

⇒ Niuean: fakaalofa

⇒ Tongan: ofa

From Proto-Central Pacific *qalova, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”).


ブー

Onomatopoeia for the sound effect associated with an incorrect answer.


はくしょん

はくしょん (canonical)
ハクション (canonical)
hakushon (romanization)

ハクション ハクション#Japanese


にゃん

にゃん (canonical)
ニャン (canonical)
nyan (romanization)


けろ

けろ (canonical)
ケロ (canonical)
kero (romanization)


nyan

From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃん (nyan).

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


y un huevo

Literally, “and an egg" or "and a testicle”.

lit

(idiomatic, colloquial) no way, no way José


soho

Proteus: Run, boy, run, run, and seek him out.
Launce: Soho, soho!
Proteus: What seest thou?
Launce: Him we go to find […]

c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, 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):

He then began to beat about, in the same language and in the same manner as if he had been beating for a hare; and at last cried out, "Soho! Puss is not far off. Here's her form, upon my soul; I believe I may cry stole away."

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

(obsolete) ho; halloo; a word used in calling from a distant place.


From Internet forums such as Slashdot that allow users to vote for or against a comment, increasing or decreasing its score by one.

(Internet slang) Used to signify agreement with the comment to which one is replying.


/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/


увидимся

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уви́димся • (uvídimsja)

уви́димся (canonical)
uvídimsja (romanization)

[ʊˈvʲidʲɪmsʲə]


gorry

She hedn't any particular kind of a nose nor mouth nor eyes, but gorry! when she looked at yer, yer felt kind as if yer was turnin' to putty inside."

1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin (Riggs), The Village Watch-Tower:

"By gorry!" says I; "you're right.

1912, Gouverneur Morris, IT and Other Stories:

No mollycoddle swain am I. I shall not sit and pine, by gorry!

1920, Franklin P. Adams, Something Else Again:


jasne

of course, naturally, sure, sure thing (an affirmative reply; yes; certainly)

(sarcastically) yeah, right! (sarcastic expression of disbelief)


चुप

Mauritian Creole: chup

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*cuppa, “silent”), perhaps of onomatopoeic origin.


ārā

Locative case of the noun ārs (“outside, exterior”)

priekšnieks pielēca kājās un naidīgi nolūkojās Andrējā: “Ārā! Pienapuika!”

the boss jumped up and looked hostile at Andrejs: “(get) out! (you) greenhorn!”


grassy ass

"Grassy-ass, amigos! Mooch-ass grassy-ass!" Ha ha, de nada, jefe

1977, Robert Coover, The public burning, page 20:

2007, Louis Gerard Mendoza, Toni Marie Nelson Herrera, Telling tongues: a Latin@ anthology on language experience, link
Grassy ass Maggie.

The joke “Grassy-Ass” for “Gracias” (diversely realized in images on humorous greeting cards

2011, Jane H. Hill, The Everyday Language of White Racism, page 140:


good-bye

“I can’t come back, my dear,” called Oz from the basket. “Good-bye!” / “Good-bye!” shouted everyone, and all eyes were turned upward to where the Wizard was riding in the basket, rising every moment farther and farther into the sky.

1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “How the Balloon was Launched”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, pages 207–208:


bazmeg

Contraction of baszd meg, the second-person singular imperative of the verb megbasz, a prefixed form of basz (an alternative form of baszik, chiefly in transitive senses, with prefixes).

(vulgar, colloquial) Used as a filler, for emphasis.

(vulgar, colloquial) Expressing dismay, discontent, displeasure, surprise, or even admiration. Not unlike shit or fuck in English.


ough

"Ough! ough! ough!" groaned the old woman; "he wants to go, away from the nest where he was warmed, and nursed, and brought up.

1856, John Esten Cooke, The Last of the Foresters:

We strove to extort from him the cause of this ebullition of passion, but he only shook his head in reply to our questions, and uttered a guttural "ough."

1874, H. S. Caswell, The Path of Duty, and Other Stories:

Ough! A door opened, a white-haired secretarial head, but wearing a compassionate expression, appeared, and a skinny forefinger beckoned me into the sanctuary.

1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 200:


ამინ

→ Armenian: ամին (amin) — Tbilisi


敬禮

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɪŋ³³ lɐi̯¹³/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ le⁴¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɪŋ³³ lɐi̯¹³/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ le⁴¹/

respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)


perdy

Yet notwithſtandyng all this geare, / thou cougheſt ſtill, perdy / Ye are a craftie knaue, you cough / to fare deliciouſly.

1577, Martial, “Epigrammes out of Martial. [To Parthenope.]”, in Timothe Kendall, transl., Flowers of Epigrammes […], [Manchester]: […] [Charles Simms] for the Spenser Society, published 1874, →OCLC, pages 56–57:

“Perdy,” (said Britomart) “the choise is hard; / But what reward had he that overcame?”

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


శుభరాత్రి

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శుభరాత్రి • (śubharātri)

From Sanskrit शुभरात्रि (śubharātri), from शुभ (śubha, “good”) + रात्रि (rātri, “night”).


ぼかん

ぼかん (canonical)
ボカン (canonical)
bokan (romanization)


buh-bye

A spinoff, “Major Crimes,” starring “Battlestar Galactica” veteran Mary McDonnell and a number of “Closer” cast members, premieres in August. Sedgwick won’t be among them, swapping Brenda’s syrupy “thank yew” for an upbeat “buh-bye now” to her co-workers.

2012 July 1, T.L. Stanley, “No more crimes for her to solve”, in Los Angeles Times:

But then he worried that Hasta la vista might come off as glib and dismissive—as in “Buh-bye, I will never come back here again.” So he opted for the more forward-looking “I’ll be back.”

2023 March 8, Mark Leibovich, “Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Act”, in The Atlantic:

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


bazinga

Hollywood A.D.
Sheldon Cooper
The Big Bang Theory

Probably from zing. Appears to originate from the X-Files season 7 episode "Hollywood A.D." Popularized as the catchphrase of the character Sheldon Cooper on the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

Once again, you’ve fallen for one of my classic pranks. Bazinga!

2009 May 11, “The Monopolar Expedition”, in The Big Bang Theory, season 2, episode 23, spoken by Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), via CBS:

Exclamation indicating a successful trick or prank.

Go back to the iPod app on your iOS device and click on the “More” tab. There you will see a new heading titled “Shared” which lets you choose between your iOS library or any Shared Libraries you have enabled on your WiFi network. Bazinga!

2011 March 8, Keller Mike, “How To Enable iTunes Home Sharing in iOS 4.3”, in PCWorld, →ISSN, retrieved 2012-06-22:

I have never gotten anything less than an A- when poster board is involved. So — bazinga! I'd make a poster of the life and times of Markie's family. Guaranteed to melt his parents' hearts.

2012, Paulsen, Gary, Crush: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Love, Wendy Lamb Books, →ISBN, page 118:

Exclamation indicating a successful outcome or sudden realization.

bingo

So, Marc, as you can see, we don't use the word "pot" very often in stories. But you also see that it is used frequently in headlines. The reason is simple and has nothing to do with a lack of respect for medical marijuana users. When it comes to headlines, size matters, and the word "pot" fits in a lot more places than "marijuana." It's really that simple.
 It would be easy to figure that headline writers just aren't what they used to be, that they've gone to pot, so to speak (bazinga!).

2012 September 1, “Have you ever tried to fit 'mari-juana' in 1 column?”, in Mail Tribune, →ISSN, retrieved 2012-09-27:

Exclamation acknowledging a witty remark.


de groeten

Zou je me duizend euro willen lenen? — Ja, de groeten!

Could I borrow a thousand euros? — Yeah right, no way!

(colloquial) no way, screw that, yeah right


laat maar

Petjo: laatmaar


aww yeah

[ɔː˧˧˦ jɛː˨˩ə˩]

Aww yeah, I got a new video game!

(informal, slang, Canada, US) an exclamation of excitement or joy


ܐܘܫܥܢܐ

aii-interj

ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ • (ōšaˁnā)

ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ (canonical)
ōšaˁnā (romanization)

From Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשַׁע נָא (hōsha‘ nā, “please save”).

der

ܘܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܘܼܗܝ ܘܒܵܬ݇ܪܹܗ ܡܲܩܘܘܼܚܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ: «ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܕܵܘܝܼܕ، ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܹܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ، ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ ܒܲܡܪ̈ܵܘܡܹܐ».

Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

w-kinšē d-bēzālā ìwā qamuh w-bārēh maqwuḥē wāw: “ošaʿnā bronā d-dāwīd, brīḵā ìlēh awā d-bētāyā ìlēh b-šimmā d-māryā, ošaʿnā bamrāwmē”.

hosanna (cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among Jews and Christians)


ܐܘܫܥܢܐ

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ܐܘܫܥܢܐ • (ʾōšaʿnā)

bor

הוֹשַׁעְ נָא

Hebrew הוֹשַׁעְ נָא (hōša ʿnā)


a ver

Ellipsis of vamos a ver (literally “we are going to see”).

ellipsis

Me he comprado unos zapatos. – ¿A ver?
I bought some shoes. – Ooh, let me see!

show me!; let me see!; let's have a look!

A ver, escúchame.

Bueno, a ver, cuéntame más.

a general lead-in, often to get someone's attention before asking a question or before giving an order; all right then; so; now...

A ver, tampoco es para tanto.

used when adding clarification; I mean; well...

Tienes azúcar moreno? – A ver.
Do you have any brown sugar? – Hmm, let me see...

used as a filled pause to indicate thinking or that one is looking for something; let's see...; let me see...; hmm

A ver si encuentro algo para ti.

Let's see if I can find something for you.

A ver si te oí bien.

A ver si te lo puedo explicar.

A ver si lo adivinas.

A ver si nos vemos.

A ver cuándo empieza.

A ver si te caes.

¿Vas a hacerlo? – ¡A ver!
Are you going to do it? – Of course!

A ver cuándo vienes a visitarme.


pas de problème

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no chance

You want to borrow three hundred dollars? No chance!

I will never again eat that stuff. No chance!

(idiomatic) Absolutely not; under no circumstances.


not for the world

Would you like to go for dinner with me? Not for the world!

I will never see that movie again. Not for the world!

(idiomatic) Absolutely not; under no circumstances. A defiant no.


you'll never guess

(idiomatic) I have something very surprising to say; you won't be able to guess what I'm about to say.


look here

Look here! That's enough!

Now look here! I want you all to stop and sit down

"Look here, you've no business to come asking for me in this way. I thought that was distinctly understood?"

1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 17”, in The Secret Adversary:


lorks

[...] immediately upon his entrance, they straightway rose, to a woman, and each, with alarm in her countenance, ejaculated, " Oh lorks!"

1849, E. P. Roswell, “A Story about an Execution”, in Ainsworth's Magazine, volume 16, page 31:

(UK, euphemistic, dated) oh dear, oh my God.


ʻē

From Proto-Polynesian *ee. Cognates include Rapa Nui ꞌēē and Tahitian ʻē.


وعليكم

ar-interj

وَعَلَيْكُم • (wa-ʿalaykum)

وَعَلَيْكُم (canonical)
wa-ʿalaykum (romanization)

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم
السلام عليكم#Arabic

and upon you as well, answer to the greeting اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).


bravó

brávó

hitman, sniper, assassin, contract killer, bravo


'ullo

At that moment Freddie Jones rolled up with two overloaded plates of Pavlova. ‘’ullo my darlings; brought you some sweet.’

1988, Jilly Cooper, chapter 11, in Rivals, London: Bantam Press, →ISBN, page 106:


прочь

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прочь • (pročʹ)

Inherited from Old East Slavic прочь (pročĭ, “away”), from Proto-Slavic *pročь. Cognate with Old East Slavic проче (proče, “except”), Ukrainian пріч (prič, “away”), проча́нин (pročányn, “pilgrim”), Belarusian проч (proč, “away”), Old Church Slavonic прочь (pročĭ, “rest, remaining”), проче (proče, “therefore”), Bulgarian про́чее (próčee, “therefore”), Slovene pròč (“away”) (tonal orthography), Polish oprócz (“except”); also, less clearly, with Czech pryč (“away, out”), Slovak preč (“away”), Polish precz (“away”), Upper Sorbian preč (“away”), Lower Sorbian pšec (“away”) (also pšejc). Per Vasmer, apparently an original comparative of Proto-Slavic *prokъ (whence Russian прок (prok)), originally an adjective meaning "ahead". See Russian про́чий (próčij) and прок (prok) for more information.


ohne Scheiß

(colloquial, vulgar) no kidding, seriously, I kid you not (used to emphasize that the speaker is not trying to fool the listener)


tʼáá ádzaagóó

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tʼáá ádzaagóó

tʼáá ádzaagóó


me vale

Euphemistic ellipsis of me vale madre (literally “that is worth (a) mother for me”), in the sense of "it does not cost a thing". In Mexican Spanish, madre sometimes symbolizes very important matters, othertimes very contemptible or valueless things.


absit omen

Borrowed from Latin absit omen (“may what is said not come true”, literally “may omen be absent”).

bor

Now it was very obvious we should require a much stronger Navy in the event of war, say with France and Russia—absit omen—if we were obliged to maintain our flag in the Mediterranean, than if we were to withdraw from the Mediterranean.

1895 March 18, Henry Labouchere, SUPPLY—NAVY ESTIMATES, 1895–6. Hansard HC Deb vol 31 c.1295

It was only after the younger branch annexed the elder in 679 that Tsin became powerful and began to expand; and it was only when a policy of "home rule" and disintegration set in, involving the splitting up of Tsin's orthodox power into three royal states of doubtful orthodoxy, that China fell a prey to Ts'in ambition. Absit omen to us.

1908, Edward Harper Parker, chapter XXII, in Ancient China Simplified, Chapman & Hall:

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles

Oxford University Press
w:Oxford University Press


yáadilá

man alive, good grief, wow, wtf, yeah, right (expresses exasperation, frustration)


ʻaʻole

ʻa + ʻole (“not, without, lacking”) (Compare Maori kore (“without, not having”))


peek-a-boo

So he took a deep breath, popped up with a six gun in each hand, and said, “Peek-a-boo!” as he opened up at point blank range with both of them!

1981, Ramsay Thorne (pseudonym; Lou Cameron), Citadel of Death (Renegade; 11), New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 90:

One of the shooters looked under a desk and found 17-year-old Kacey Ruegsegger cowering there. He said “Peek-a-boo” and shot her at nearly point-blank range.

2000, Gregory K. Moffatt, “Homicide by Children, Part II: Columbine”, in Blind-Sided: Homicide Where It Is Least Expected, Westport, Conn., London: Praeger, →ISBN, page 151:

Daniel started playing peek-a-boo with his son, who was using Ayse’s dark hair as a hiding place. The boy laughed every time Daniel would surprise him, saying, “peek-a-boo,” as he did.

2003, Charles Sobczak, A Choice of Angels, Sanibel Island, Fla.: Indigo Press LLC, →ISBN, page 325:


آفری

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آفری • (âfari)


mazal bueno

מזל בואינו (Hebrew)


ܐܡܝܢ

ܐܡܝܢ • (ʾāmēn)

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn), possibly via Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn). Compare Arabic آمِين (ʔāmīn).


yeah-huh

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(colloquial) Yes; an expression of affirmation.


beterschap

From Middle Dutch beterscap. Equivalent to beter (“better”) + -schap (“-ship, -ness”).

suffix

get well; used to wish someone well when they are sick


van harte

Literally, “from the heart”. The form harte is an old dative case form of hart. An even older form, still attested in Early Modern Dutch, was van harten.


mox nix

An alteration of German macht nichts (“doesn't matter”) that originated among American soldiers stationed in Germany after World War II.

When they want to do something, they do it! Whether we've funded it, whether we'll support it—mox nix. They do it!

1969, Creighton Abrams, “1969”, in Lewis Sorley, editor, Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968–1972, published 2004, →ISBN, page 330:

1983, Ian Skidmore, Forgive Us Our Press Passes, →ISBN, page 21:

No, I get it. Small matter. Mox nix.

2005, James Carroll, Secret Father: A Novel, →ISBN, page 264:

I thought it resembled me more than Hartwick but mox nix—it was ours.

2011, Ritch Gaiti, Tweet: One Guy Can't Change the World—Good Thing that Glebe Didn't Know That, →ISBN, page 73:

(dated, slang) it doesn't matter; no worries


hapci

achoo, atishoo (UK), kerchoo (the sound of a sneeze)


jeb

Deverbal from jebać, from Proto-Slavic *jebati.

I, Silny, wtem wszyscy pochylacie się nad grillem patrząc w niego jak w objawienie, jak w zaćmienie słońca. A tu jeb, jeb, jeb, lecą panele wam na te genetycznie posrane łby jak jakieś jebnięte meteoryty, księżyce czy planety z nieba.

2002, Dorota Masłowska, Wojna polsko-ruska pod flagą biało-czerwoną, Lampa i Iskra Boża:

And, suddenly everyone leaned over the grill looking at Silny like a revelation, like at a solar eclipse. And then bam, bang, zip, the panels fly into their fucking heads like some sort of god-damn meteors, moons, or planets from the sky.

Rusek popatrzył chwilę, podumał, i mówi: W naszym to my też mamy wszystkiego w bród. Wstał, wyciągnął spod ławki skrzynkę wódki i jeb przez okno.

2012, Maciej Dominiczak, Księga Humoru: Anegdoty, dowcipy, humor, kawały, rozrywka, żart., →ISBN:

The Russky looked for a moment, pondered, and said "In our language we also have tons of everything." He got up, took out a handle of vodka from under the bench and wham, through the window.

Więc leżę wtulony. Jeb! Strasznie blisko! Nic nie słyszę. Dotykam ucha. Nie urwało, ale dłoń czerwona, lepka. Z uszu cieknie mi krew. To dobrze, to znaczy, że żyję. Ale obok ciągle jeb, jeb, jeb. Ile oni tego wystrzelili?

2013, Krzysztof Miller, 13 wojen i jedna, Otwarte, →ISBN:

So I'm lying there, hunkered down. Bam! Awfully close! I don't hear anything. I touch my ear. It wasn't ripped off, but my hand is red, sticky. Blood is dripping from my ear. That's good, that means I'm alive. But next to me is constant bam, bam, bam. How much of this did they shoot off?

(vulgar) wham!; bang!; onomatopoeia for hitting, punching or explosions


יאללה

he-interj

יַאלְלָה • (yálla)

יַאלְלָה (canonical)
yálla (romanization)


blooey

"We were heading for a school dance at Cincinnati and she was boiling along like she was in orbit when blooey she just quit."

1963 February, Rick Raphael, “Code Three”, in Analog Science Fiction and Fact:

Exclamation representing an explosion or abrupt occurrence.


hebbes

Hebbes! Jij ontsnapt me niet meer!

Gotcha! You're not getting away anymore!


good riddance to bad rubbish

/ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪd(ə)ns tə ˌbæd ˈɹʌbɪʃ/

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-good riddance to bad rubbish.wav

/ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪdns tə ˌbæd ˈɹʌbɪʃ/

Possibly an elaboration of good riddance, contrasting the word good with bad, and using the word rubbish to form an alliteration with riddance.

“Franklin quit today.” “Well, good riddance to bad rubbish!”

And the pedlar takes the devil! ha, ha, ha!—Good riddance to bad rubbish.

1838, [Richard Brinsley Peake], “The Bottle Imp”, in Benjamin [Nottingham] Webster, editor, The Acting National Drama, […], volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, act II, scene iii, page 23:

"A good riddance of bad rubbish!" said that wrathful old lady. "Get along with you, or I'll have you carried out!"

[1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “A Separation”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 438:

"Mrs. Grimes, you are so good—but how can I sleep when poor Peter is at home by himself dead drunk?" / "Why, he is as happy as a lord mayor." / "But the house might take fire!" / "If it should, it wouldn't matter much if he went with it—good riddance to bad rubbish, say I!"

1853, A[nna] Maria Collins, chapter 4, in Mrs. Ben Darby: Or The Weal and Woe of Social Life, 2nd edition, Cincinnati, Oh.: Moore, Anderson, Wilstach & Keys, […], →OCLC, page 35:

"I'd rather stay in an asylum all my life than go back to that man," said Aunt Lois. / "Wal, you see she did n't," said Sam; "her friends they made him make a settlement on her, poor woman, and he cleared out t' England." / "Good riddance to bad rubbish," said my grandmother.

1869, Harriet Beecher Stowe, “Wedding After-talks at Oldtown”, in Oldtown Folks, Boston, Mass.: Fields, Osgood, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 573:

"Well, he didn't do much work," admitted the deacon. / "While he ate enough for two boys. Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say."

1875, Horatio Alger, Jr., “Sam Takes French Leave”, in The Young Outlaw: Or, Adrift in the Streets (Tattered Tom, Second Series; 2), Philadelphia, Pa., Chicago, Ill.: The John C. Winston Co., →OCLC, page 87:

It's good riddance to bad rubbish, but it's likely to make trouble for me yet.

1903 November 27, [Francis Worcester Doughty], “The Bradys and Brady the Banker; or, The Secret of the Old Santa Fe Trail”, in Secret Service. Old and Young King Brady, Detectives, number 253, New York, N.Y.: Frank Tousey, →OCLC, chapter I (The Bradys and Mr. Brady), page 3, column 1:

"She's left." / "Yes, I know. Drink some coffee." / "She's left." / Tod knew that he put a great deal of faith in sayings, so he tried one. / "Good riddance to bad rubbish."

1939, Nathanael West, “The Day of the Locust”, in The Complete Works of Nathanael West, London: Picador in association with Secker & Warburg, published 1983, →ISBN, chapter 24, page 398:

It's not likely any folks here'd stop him going, is it? Good riddance to bad rubbish is what I say.

1999, Ruth Rendell, chapter 8, in Harm Done, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN, page 115:

Miraculously, Mrs Dooley had brought us a box of eggs. ‘You must be psychic!’ my ma said, showing her the broken ones in the bin. ‘Good riddance to bad rubbish,’ Mrs Dooley said.

2008, Kate Thompson, chapter 4, in Creature of the Night (A Definitions Book), London: Random House Children’s Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 11:

So the lost sheep must have been an exceedingly troublesome old rogue and many shepherds would probably have sighed with relief that that one had disappeared and said with considerable relief, ‘Good riddance to bad rubbish.’ But the Good Shepherd refuses to give up on the recalcitrant one.

2014, Desmond Tutu, “You are Loved”, in In God’s Hands: The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book 2015, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury USA, →ISBN, page 78:

Used to indicate that one welcomes the departure of someone or something: good riddance!


sūdi

Ak, sūdi, šovakar man būs slikti sapņi.

Oh shit, I’m going to have bad dreams tonight.


odoi

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aduq, from Proto-Austronesian *aduq.

ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)


waduh

An exclamation of surprise, alarm or amazement.


aduq

North Bornean

Sabahan

Dusunic

Dusun

Kimaragang: odoi / doi

desctree

Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan: *aduh
Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *aduh
Proto-Malayic: *aduh
Banjarese: aduh
Malayan
Malay: aduh / adoi / waduh / ادوه / ادوي / وادوه
Indonesian: aduh
Sundanese: ᮃᮓᮥᮂ (aduh)


aduq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *aduq

North Bornean

Sabahan

Dusunic

Dusun

Kimaragang: odoi / doi

Malayo-Sumbawan: *aduh

Malayo-Chamic: *aduh

Proto-Malayic: *aduh

Banjarese: aduh

Malayan

Malay: aduh / adoi / waduh / ادوه / ادوي / وادوه

Indonesian: aduh

Sundanese: aduh


aber hallo

Die Gesetze sind schließlich für alle da. Wo kämen wir hin, wenn das jeder so machen würde? Wir kämen direkt in Teufels Küche. Dort stünde die Dame Corona mit einer schwarzen Küchenschürze am Herd und brockte uns ein fettes Süppchen ein, aber hallo!

2020 April 22, Uli Hannemann, “Überwachung von Corona-Regeln: Abstandskontrolle vom Balkon”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

(colloquial) absolutely!, you bet!, for sure!


zooterkins

Embellished form of zounds, gadzooks. Reputedly from the 17th century.

They hold us all to be heretics." "Zooterkins."

1993, Judith French, Fortune's Mistress, page 71:

Allegro seemed shocked. "Zooterkins! What has happened to this era of young folk?"

2003, Gloria Harchar, Kissed by Magic, page 21:

6/8/2008, The Medway Handyman (username), "Re:Timber basics article", uk.d-i-y
Ah. Someone else with a love of English!
Zooterkins!


fee-faw-fum

A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres.


shucky ducky

Coined by comedian Cecil "Shuckey Duckey" Armstrong.

"Aww, shucky ducky quack-quack," Imani crooned, turning to exchange a high-five with me. "We were good! No, as Nia would say, off the chain!"

2003 August 1, Suzette D. Harrison, When Perfect Ain't Possible, Washington, DC: BET Publications, →ISBN, →OL, page 90:

They are so good, that when you look at them, all you can do is say "Shucky Ducky Quack Quack! My Crew Is ALL THAT!!!"

2008, A'ric Jackson, 5 Things Your Guidance Counselor Didn't Tell You, Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 52:

Tryin' to git on the beam, huh? With them li'l singin' earrings on them li'l squashed-down ears! Aw shucky ducky, now! Look at chu!

2008 September 1, Jacqueline F. Wheelock, “Blue's Holiday”, in Charline R. McCord, Judy H. Tucker, editors, Christmas Stories from the South's Best Writers, Gretna: Pelican, →ISBN, →OL, page 119:

(slang) Phrase indicating disappointment or excitement.


καλώς ήρθες

head

καλώς ήρθες • (kalós írthes)

welcome (second person singular, familiar) ^†


καλώς ήρθατε

καλώς ήρθατε • (kalós írthate)

welcome (second person plural, formal ‡) ^†


καλώς όρισες

καλώς όρισες • (kalós órises)

welcome (second person singular or familiar ^†)

καλώς σε βρήκα response to καλώς όρισες †

καλώς σας βρήκα response to καλώς ορίσατε †


お帰り

お帰り (canonical)
okaeri (romanization)
okaferi (romanization)
おかへり (hiragana historical)

お帰りなさい お帰りなさい#Japanese


καλώς ορίσατε

καλώς ορίσατε • (kalós orísate)

welcome (second-person plural or formal ^†)


καλωσήρθες

καλωσήρθες • (kalosírthes)

καλώς ήρθες
καλώς ήρθες#Greek

Alternative form of καλώς ήρθες (kalós írthes) (welcome)


ορίστε

ορίστε • (oríste)

The interjection sense comes from the verb form of ορίζω (orízo, “to decide; to arrive”) (see below), literally "set out!" or "define!".

Που είναι το παλτό μου; Ορίστε!

Ορίστε το αμάξι σας, σαν καινούργιο!

Ορίστε πώς κατάντησε αυτός.

(sometimes sarcastic) here's, there's, here you are, here you go, there you are, there you go (said when handing something over to someone)

Κύριε Γιάννη; Ορίστε!

yes? (said when someone is addressing you, to whom you owe respect)

μάλιστα

Ορίστε, σας ακούω.

Ορίστε, τι θέλετε;

yes?, go ahead (said when asking someone to do something or say something)

Ορίστε, ποιος είναι;

hello?, hi (said on answering the telephone)

Ορίστε, τι είπατε;

pardon?, excuse me?, sorry? (said on requesting someone to repeat due to not having heard them)

Ορίστε; Συμβαίνουν όντως τέτοια πράγματα;

Excuse me? Do such things really happen?

Oríste; Symvaínoun óntos tétoia prágmata?

pardon?, excuse me?, sorry? (said on hearing something shocking or confusing)


rs

rsrsrs

and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laughter

(chiefly Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) laughs; lol; haha


peeveli

A minced form of pyöveli, probably influenced by variants of perkele.


բարով

(dialectal) hello!, hi! (addressed to a single familiar person)


ազնիւ

Armenian: ազնիվ (azniv)

i-type instrumental formation from ազն (azn). Literally, “of good kind”.


kerrang

The sound of a power chord on an electric guitar.


тхьауегъэпсэу

тхьауегъэпсэу • (tḥawujeğɛpsɛwu)

From тхьэ (tḥɛ, “god”) + гъэпсэун (ğɛpsɛwun, “to make someone healthy”); hence literally “may god make you healthy”.


dammy

"[…] I've seen plenty of grand dinners in my time," he said, "and dined, by Jove, in a company where there was a king and royal duke at top and bottom, and every man along the table had six stars on his coat: but dammy, Glanders, this finery don't suit me […]"

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


to heel

Fido! Come back here! To heel!

An order to an animal, by its master, not to stray far from him.


shock horror

The identity of the secretive street artist has been outed by a Sunday newspaper and, shock horror, he's middle class.

2008 July 14, Francesca Gavin, The Guardian:

The bulk of Castro's Secrets argues […] that Castro was aware that Lee Harvey Oswald was going to try to kill Kennedy in Dallas and (shock horror) did not warn the US authorities, ‘the most despicable decision during his nearly five decades in power’.

2012, Hugh Bicheno, “Spies of the Caribbean”, in Literary Review, section 401:

(now chiefly ironic) An expression of amazement at something controversial.


沒什麼

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ mə³/

/muːt̚² sɐm²² mɔː⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ mə³/

/muːt̚² sɐm²² mɔː⁵⁵/

it doesn't matter; that's all right; never mind

don't mention it; it's a pleasure; you're welcome


tirralirra

The lark, that tirra-lyra chants,

c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:

From the bank, and from the river, / He flashed into the crystal mirror, / "Tirra lirra, tirra lirra," / Sang Sir Launcelot.

1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “The Lady of Shalott”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, part the third, page 15:

A verbal imitation of a musical sound, such as of the note of a lark or a horn.


what is this I don't even

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-what is this I don't even.wav

The run-on and fragmentary structure of this phrase is presumably intended to mimic literally being rendered speechless.

My own personal hell came to pass on January 18th, 2012: Reddit and Wikipedia went offline. Yes, the point was to raise awareness about the intrusive, unjust Stop Online Piracy act. And yes, the blackout was politically influential and reached millions over a period of twelve hours…but what was I supposed to do? Play in the snow? Actually talk to humans in real life? What is this I don't even.

2012, Michael Kaemingk, "SOPA bill fails to address actual piracy issues", The Spectator (Seattle University), 25 January 2012

(Internet slang) Used to indicate that something has left one in a state of disbelief or confusion.


ალო

A greeting used when answering the telephone, hello


ნწ

(ironic) Used to show astonishment, surprise, wonder, amazement


כל הכבוד

he-interj

כָּל הַכָּבוֹד

כָּל הַכָּבוֹד • (kól hakavód)

כָּל הַ כָּבוֹד (canonical)
kól hakavód (romanization)


לעזאזל

לַעֲזָאזֵל • (la'azazél)

לַעֲזָאזֵל (canonical)
la'azazél (romanization)

לְ־ (l-, “to”) + עֲזָאזֵל (azazél, “Azazel, cliff from which the scapegoat was sent to its death”)

prefix

Damn!, Hell! (expression of anger and frustration)

Screw him/her/it! (expression of anger and frustration towards someone/something)


קדימה

he-interj

קָדִימָה • (kadíma)

קָדִימָה (canonical)
kadíma (romanization)


באמת

בֶּאֱמֶת • (be'emét)

בֶּאֱמֶת (canonical)
be'emét (romanization)

בְּ־ (b'-, “in”) + אֱמֶת (emét, “truth”)


אוי

Yiddish: אוי (oy)

אוֹי לָנוּ מִי יַצִּילֵנוּ מִיַּד הָאֱלֹהִים הָאַדִּירִים הָאֵלֶּה אֵלֶּה הֵם הָאֱלֹהִים הַמַּכִּים אֶת-מִצְרַיִם בְּכָל-מַכָּה בַּמִּדְבָּר

Tanach, 1 Samuel [[s:he:T08a04#ד_ח|4:8]], with translation of the King James Version:

Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.

oy lánu mi yatzilénu miyyád haelohím haaddirím haélle élle hem haelohím hamakkím et-mitzráyim bəchól makká bamidbár

אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי, בְּכָל יוֹם וָיוֹם בַּת קוֹל יוֹצֵאת מֵהַר חוֹרֵב וּמַכְרֶזֶת וְאוֹמֶרֶת, אוֹי לָהֶם לַבְּרִיּוֹת מֵעֶלְבּוֹנָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה.

Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said, Every single day a heavenly voice comes out from Mount Horeb and proclaims, Woe unto creation for its insult of Torah!


אוי

→ English: oy

Disputed. Either from Germanic (compare Dutch oei, German au, English oh) or from Hebrew אוֹי (ʾōy).
Compare also Polish oj, Russian ой (oj).


ادوه

Indonesian: aduh

From Proto-Malayic *aduh, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aduh, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aduh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aduq, from Proto-Austronesian *aduq.

ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)

ouch (expression in sympathy at another’s pain)


ვაი

From Old Georgian ვაჲ (vay). Akin to Mingrelian ვოი (voi), Laz ვოი (voi), Svan უ̂ა̈ჲ (ûäy). Probably natural exclamation. Compare also Persian وای (vây), Proto-Indo-European *wáy.
The adverbial usage is a semantic loan from Russian го́ре (góre).

cog

Svan უ̂ა̈ჲ (ûäy)

Expresses sorrow, regret, compassion or grief

Expression uttered when one realizes that something bad happened


timpeall

timpeall! (canonical)
timpeall
thimpeall
dtimpeall

/ˈtʲiːmˠpˠəl̪ˠ/

/ˈtʲiːmʲpʲəl̪ˠ/

/ˈtʲɪmʲpʲiəl̪ˠ/

From Old Irish timchell, verbal noun of do·imchella (“go around, surround”).


slaapwel

(chiefly Belgium) good night, sleep well


אַזוי

head

אַזוי • (azoy)

From Middle High German alsō, from Old High German al + sō, from Proto-Germanic *allaz + *swa. Compare German also. See also אַז (az).


мэ

мэ, аах эрэ

here (in the sense of, say, "here you go")


ежь

ежь фылым кӏэр афэдизэу дэгъоп къысаӏуагъ

Actually, I was told that the new movie is not that good.

ежь тиджагъа тимыджагъа, экзамыным тыблэкӏыщтыпи тыблэкӏыщтэп

In truth, either we study or not, we won't pass the exam.


hey ho

oh well; a usually light-hearted dismissal or acceptance of a troublesome situation


good bye

“But she will be gained by some one else. And if that some one should be the very he whom, of all others, I could least bear—But I will not stay to rob myself of all your compassionate good-will, by shewing that where I have most injured I can least forgive. Good bye,—God bless you!” And with these words, he almost ran out of the room.

1811, [Jane Austen], chapter VIII, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume III, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 185–186:

He promised to communicate with me, when anything befel him; and he slung his bag about him, took his hat and stick, and bade us both “Good bye!”

1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, “The Beginning of a Long Journey”, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC, page 334:

“If ever you need us again,” she said, “come out into the field and call, and we shall hear you and come to your assistance. Good bye!” / “Good bye!” they all answered, and away the Queen ran, while Dorothy held Toto tightly lest he should run after her and frighten her.

1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Queen of the Field Mice”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 106:


dobrá

OK, okay (used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance)


now then

Now then, what shall we do?

Used to move or return to another subject of discussion.

Now then, don't hit your brother!

Now then, John, what you up to?


nondeju

From French nom de Dieu (“name of God”).


тхьэм бытырбыф

тхьэм бытырбыф • (tḥɛm bətərbəf)

From тхьэ (tḥɛ, “God”) + бытырбыф (bətərbəf, “Petersburg”). Literally means “may God send you to Petersburg”. Saint Petersburg is a city in Russia. The Circassians used this because Saint Petersburg is far from the Caucasus and very cold. The meaning of this word is that may God send you to a place so far away (Saint Petersburg) that you may never return.


కట్ట

head

కట్ట • (kaṭṭa)


dog

thump, dub (sound of a heartbeat; thumping sound of a person walking on the roof of a house as heard by someone in the house)


be careful

simplicity and commonness. be careful (canonical)

Used to warn someone to proceed with caution.

较细腻

khà sòe-lī / khah sòe-lī / khah sè-jī / khah sòe-jī

较斟酌咧

khà chim-chiok-lé / khà chim-chiok-lér / khà chim-chiok-le̍h / khah chim-chiok-le̍h / khah chim-chiok-leh / khah chim-chiok-teh / khah chim-chiak-teh


wickup

An onomatopoeic representation of the chirp of certain species of flickers.


go wonder

Go wonder! It did work after all.

How many of the stormtrooper shots actually hit something other than walls? Foor example the scene in TNH just after freeing princess Leia from the cell and before the carbage dump escape : there are at least several squads of storm troopers against the four escapees. Many storm troopers are left dead or wounded after firefight, but no shots hit the heroes.. Go wonder..

1997 May 30, Mikko V.I. Parviainen, “Star Trek VS Star Wars (Scenarios)”, in alt.tv.star-trek.ds9 (Usenet):

I guess in your small world, multiple posts mean something? Go wonder!!!

1999 November 17, “joan...@gionline.net is a piece of crap!”, in alt.support.divorce (Usenet):

2000, Henrik, “HP48GX display fixed itself - hmm, go wonder?? ;-)))”, in comp.sys.hp48 (Usenet):

His info shows him as still under SP1. Go wonder particularly since I have a home LAN set up and both computers access the internet through the same router.

2004 August 24, “XP2 out early for me”, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (Usenet):

Expression of amusement over apparently unexpected but predictable result.


אוי וויי

אוי וויי • (oy vey)

→ English: oy vey

→ Esperanto: ho ve

From Middle High German ōwē, from ō + wē, the latter being from Old High German wē, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with German o weh.

oh, ah, ugh, oy (extended form of אוי (oy))


oh là là

Oh là là ! C’est incroyable !


tchau

Borrowed from Italian ciao, from Venetan s-ciao (“slave”). Doublet of escravo, eslavo, esloveno, and esclavão / eslavão.


toho

"Toho!" shouted Duncan, holding up his hand, and the old dog, to my great surprise, imitated Don's action at once, he became cataleptic and rigid also.

1877, George Rooper, The fox at home; and other tales, page 90:

(obsolete) tallyho (used to urge on a fox hunt)


ولو

walaw (romanization)
walaww (romanization)

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


ara ara

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Borrowed from Japanese あらあら (Japanese for "oh dear"), popularized around March 2019.

ara ara, are you alone, little boy?

(Internet slang) Used to express admiration or an typically reaction, Often used in a women speech.


שבת שלום

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שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם

שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם • (shabát shalóm)

שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם (canonical)
shabát shalóm (romanization)


seki a

cool, great, excellent, the best, wonderful (popular Samoan exclamation).


अरे

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀭𑁂 (are), from Sanskrit अरे (are).

inh+

अरे, ज़रा सुनो तो!

hey, oh (used chiefly in calling to or addressing inferiors)


अरे

Prakrit: 𑀅𑀭𑁂 (are)

Assamese: আৰে (are)

Bengali: আরে (are)

Odia: ଆରେ (āre)

Hindi: अरे (are)

Gujarati: અરે (are)

Vaghri: અરે (are)

Marathi: अरे (are)

Kumaoni: अरे (are)

Sindhi: اراي (are)

Pali: are

Onomatopoeic, like अररे (arare), अरेरे (arere), and रे (re).


よいしょ

1998, Kazuko Shikita, Oigokoro no honne [Truth of an aged heart], Hajime ni [Introduction]:

毎日、生きていくというすごいエネルギーのいる仕事を、 “どっこいしょ”、 “よいしょ” とか言って気合いを入れてこなしつつ、暮らして-いるのです。

Mainichi, ikiteiku to iu sugoi enerugī no iru shigoto o, “dokkoisho”, “yoisho” toka itte kiai o irete konashi tsutsu, kurashite-iru no desu.

Every day, continuing this high-energy job called living makes me cry dokkoisho, yoisho, and so on, just getting along.

interjection used when someone is sitting down or picking up something heavy


hilloa

"Hilloa, brother," quoth [Friar] Tuck, "let me aid thee." So saying, he took the key from the other's hand and quickly opened the door with a turn of it.

1883, Howard Pyle, “Robin Hood Compasseth the Marriage of Two True Lovers”, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC, part fourth, page 146:

As for Dick, he looked at her admiringly a while, and then said at last: "Well, Clara, I do wish we were there! But, hilloa! we are getting back way."

1890, William Morris, chapter XXII, in News from Nowhere:

'Ah,' muttered Todd to himself, 'I like boys of a religious turn. They are much easier managed, for the imagination in such cases has been cultivated at the expense of the understanding. Hilloa, who have we here?'

1847, James Malcolm Rymer, Thomas Peckett Prest, chapter 32, in The String of Pearls:


bonne fête

(North America, Switzerland) happy birthday


శుభోదయం

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శుభోదయం • (śubhōdayaṁ)


ხოდა

(slang, colloquial) Used as a filled pause: well


სგ

საღოლ საღოლ#Georgian

(slang, Internet slang, often ironic) Abbreviation of საღოლ (saɣol).


kelep

A tó nádasban végződő részén gólya áll egy lábon, néha a szárnya alá nyúl csőrével, hirtelen az égre mered, azt mondja: „Kelep... kelep..."

clatter, clapper (the representation of the clattering sound a stork makes by snapping its bills together)


flargh

(Internet slang) Used to express fatigue and general lethargy.


ахъ

ахъ!, мэузы ар


bzz

onom

Imitative


samaa mieltä

< olla samaa mieltä (literally “to be of the same mind”); samaa (“same”) + mieltä (“mind”)

Punaisen lihan kulutusta pitäisi rajoittaa. --Samaa mieltä!

Consumption of red meat should be reduced. --I agree!


magandang umaga

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magandáng umaga (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜂᜋᜄ)

magandáng umaga (canonical)
ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜂᜋᜄ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.ɣɐn̪ˌd̪aŋ ʔʊˈmaː.ɣɐ]


s.v.p.

Abbreviation of s'il vous plaît (“please”).


poleni

plural of pole: sorry (to multiple people)


thôi

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 退 (SV: thối, thoái).
For the tonal correspondence, see other post-reconstructed Old Chinese, pre-Middle Chinese loans such as bèn, buôn, chung, cùng, where words with Vietnamese A/bằng tones correspond to Qieyun system tone C/去聲／去声 (qùshēng). Particularly compare đôi (“pair”), which exhibits the exact same correspondence in the rime as with thôi.

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">thối, thoái</i>

vi-etym-sino

Used sentence-initially to express a polite negative: that's it; enough


さて

さて、これはどうやって使うんだ？

http://www.thr.mlit.go.jp/noshiro/kasen/team_yonesiro/report_h27.html
さて今回は、少し遠出して大館市まで行ってきました！
sate konkai wa, sukoshi tōde shite Ōdate-shi made itte kimashita!
Well then, this time we've taken a bit of a trip and ended up in Odate City!


shough

Shough, shough, up to your coop, Pea-Hen.

1623, John Fletcher, William Rowley, The Maid in the Mill, page Act 5, scene 1:


tünaydın

From tün (“evening”) + aydın (“bright, clear”).


full steam ahead

full speed ahead
full speed ahead#English


viarge

(Quebec, vulgar, slang) An indication of surprise, indignation, or any other emotion.


מזל טובֿ

מזל־טובֿ מזל־טובֿ#Yiddish

Alternative spelling of מזל־טובֿ (mazl-tov)


câlisse

Quebec eye-dialect spelling of calice (“chalice”).


מזל־טובֿ

→ Dutch: mazzeltof

→ English: mazel tov

desc

→ Hebrew: מזל טוב

→ Hebrew: מזל טוב

From Hebrew מַזָּל (mazál, “star, constellation; fate, luck”) + טוֹב (tov, “good”); literally “good stars, good luck”.


tayeule

(Quebec, colloquial) shut up: alternative form of ta gueule


ayan

Alternative form of hayan: there! there it is! (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)


шъыпкъэ

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шъыпкъэ • (ŝəpqɛ)

Шъыпкъэ, уиунэ ткӏошъутыба?

an expression of suddenly finding a new idea or solution or question, oh


get to fuck

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) Go away!; Fuck off!

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) Expression of disagreement and/or disbelief.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, to, fuck.


mẹ kiếp

[mɛ˧˨ʔ kiəp̚˧˦]

[mɛ˨˩ʔ kiəp̚˦˧˥]

[mɛ˨˩˨ kip̚˦˥]


địt

(Northern Vietnam, vulgar, colloquial) Shit!; Fuck!


ដៃ

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iiʔ. Cognate with Pacoh ati, Bahnar ti, Bolyu ti⁵⁵, Riang [Lang] tiʔ¹. Vietnamese tay is not certainly related.

command to an elephant not to move its trunk, or not to pull something with its trunk


пчыхьэ шӏу

пчыхьэ шӏу • (pčəḥɛ šʷʼu)

[pt͡ʃəħa ʃʷʼə]


пчэдыжь шӏу

пчэдыжь шӏу • (pčɛdəź šʷʼu)

[pt͡ʃadəʑ ʃʷʼə]


тхьашъуегъэпсэу

тхьашъуегъэпсэу • (tḥašʷujeğɛpsɛwu)


ашъыу

ашъыу • (aŝəwu)

Уатэр къэсфэхь, Ашъыу, отычэр къэсфэхь

Bring me the hammer, er, I mean, bring me the ax.

er, uh; I mean (said when one has made a mistake in speech, before one corrects it)

Ашъыу!, зэ щыгъэт

Ашъыу!, о тучаным укӏошъущтыба уизакъоу?

argh, ugh (an expression of bad mood or vexation or dissatisfaction)


laban

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).
Compare Bikol Central laban, Kapampangan laban, Malay lawan, and Javanese ꦭꦮꦤ꧀ (lawan).

inh

Laban lang!


wóshdę́ę́ʼ

here! (as in calling a teammate to throw you the ball)

come in! (invitation into a building or room)


what you saying

Dushane: What you sayin'? Wagwan.

(MLE, MTE, slang) what's up, what's happening (a greeting)


terveydeksi

bless you, gesundheit (said to someone who has sneezed)


anana

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


rrah

Struhsaker has recorded at least five different distress calls by infant vervets related to mother-infant separation. As the distance between mother and infant increases the "rrah" call changes to "eee" or "rrr" with an increase in intensity.

1983, William C. Stebbins, The Acoustic Sense of Animals, page 140:

Even the impressive vervet monkey has only thirty-six distinct vocal sounds in its repertoire. […] An infant separated from its mother gives the lost rrah cry.

2011, Jean Aitchison, The Articulate Mammal: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics, page 25:

A cry uttered by an infant vervet when separated from its mother.


ܢܘܩܙܐ

aii-interj

ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ! • (nuqzā!)

ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ! (canonical)
nuqzā! (romanization)

Root
 ܢ ܩ ܙ (n q z)
 0 terms
Compare Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa) and Hebrew נְקֻדָּה (n'kudá). The fifth definition is a semantic loan from Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa).

ܠܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ، ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ!

(informal) and that's final, and that's that, full stop, period, end of discussion


abú

Onomatopoeic in origin, first attested in the fourteenth century.

Corcaigh abú!


ܬܪܘܨܐ

ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ • (trūṣā)

ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ (canonical)
trūṣā (romanization)

Related to the adjective ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ (trīṣā, “straight, correct”).

ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ؟ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܵܐ ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂.

ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܒܸܠܥܵܕܘܼܟ݂.

yes, true, right, correct used to express agreement with a fact


עליכם שלום

he-interj

עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם

עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם • (alekhém shalóm)

עֲלֵי כֶם שָׁלוֹם (canonical)
alekhém shalóm (romanization)

From עֲלֵיכֶם (alekhém, “upon you”) + שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”), literally “upon you be peace”. Compare Arabic وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ (wa-ʕalaykumu s-salāmu).

cog

وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ


עליכם שלום

From Hebrew עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם (alekhém shalóm, literally “upon you be peace”).

bor

עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם


alack and alas

An idiom combining a pair of terms with similar meaning. The first syllable in each word is like a sigh; las is from Old French meaning weariness; and lack is from Middle English meaning loss.


שלום עליכם

he-interj

שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם

שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם • (shalóm alekhém)

שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵי כֶם (canonical)
shalóm alekhém (romanization)

From שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”) + עֲלֵיכֶם (alekhém, “upon you”), literally “peace be upon you”. Compare Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum).

cog

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

shalom aleichem
shalom aleichem#English:_Q15711842

(Judaism) shalom aleichem (A greeting said on meeting someone, especially when the two people meeting have not met in some time.)


שלום עליכם

/ˌʃɔɫəm‿aˈɫɛɪ̯χəm/

/ˌʃʊɫəm‿aˈɫaɪ̯χəm/

From Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (shalóm alekhém, literally “peace be upon you”).

bor

שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם


чего

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чего́ • (čevó)

(colloquial, rude) what? (what do you want?!)


jiminy cricket

Alternative letter-case form of Jiminy Cricket


crimony

"Crimony, honey, would you get the dog outta here?

2004, Tim Nyberg, The Practical Joker's Handbook, →ISBN, page 71:

"Jake, do you realize this is Sunday?" Mitch asked.
"Holy crimony, you're right. And, we left this morning without as much as a prayer of thanks for the shelter from the rain."

2008, Carol Huff, Groffrey Soil and Finley Petticoats, →ISBN, page 169:

"Crimony!" Matthew griped as he bent over and tried to breath.

2008, Carolyn Hart Bennett, Seven Sisters: The Voyage, →ISBN, page 169:

For crimony sakes (again..?...look it up) grown men let punks rule their streets.

2009, Eric Ellis Brown, Best Laid Plans:

Holy crimony, these guys are the next wave.

2009, Harvey Kubernik, Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon, →ISBN, page 67:

HOW does that much air get in my body?! Crimony!

2010, *Michelle Smith, Taboo Secrets of Pregnancy: A Guide to Life With a Belly, →ISBN, page 2:


దెంగు

దెంగు • (deṅgu)

(vulgar, colloquial) exclamation of strong dismissal

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi


im lặng

[ʔim˧˧ laŋ˧˨ʔ]

[ʔim˧˧ laŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔim˧˧ laŋ˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-im lặng.wav


οπ

Onomatopoeic from Turkish hop (“go on! jump!”)

Οπ! Τι έγινε εδώ;

(indicating surprise or satisfaction for something which happens suddenly)


body of me

When it had settled, the youth, his head turned over his shoulder, his small dark red eyes half closed, heard Barquentine say: 'So you can call the dogs off! Body of me, if it isn't time! Time and enough. Nine days wasted! […]

"Body of me," said Tirian. "That is better. I feel a true man again."


yallo

He answered with his usual detached inflection, “Yallo.”

2012, Ann J. Colby, Cross Town Murders, page 378:

“Yallo,” his boss drawled and Seth could picture the man kicked back in his recliner, beer in hand, watching a repeat of some golden oldie sitcom on TV.

2011, Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon, Southern Comfort, page 52:

A country-boy Texas drawl, similar to Quelldon's own, spilled back from wherever the call terminated. “Yallo.” There was a small cough, then the voice repeated the mispronounced greeting. “Yallo? Anybody there?”

2004, John Powell III, Hunter And Hunted, page 440:

A variant of hello, often associated with accents in the southern United States.


భళా

భళా • (bhaḷā)

An exclamatory word used to denote well done! very good! Bravo!


ఓసి

(grammar) An exclamatory particle or word used in calling a woman, (generally of inferior rank or great familiarity and intimacy with the speaker) and prefixed to the vocative case, or used as an ending or termination, or sometimes used independently.


ఓరి

(grammar) An interjectory word used in calling a man, (generally of inferior rank or great familiarity and intimacy with the speaker) and prefixed to the vocative case, or used as an ending or termination, or sometimes used independently.


кӏэлэ

кӏэлэ • (kʼɛlɛ)

Кӏэлэ!, сэры къыпдэӏэпыӏагъэ

Chala! I was the one that was helping you.

some sort of expression that is used when someone wants to point something angrily or sarcastically or from excitement


амэ

амэ!, сыд шъушӏэра

амэ!, узэгокӏгъа


ఓహో

An exclamatory word used before the vocative case, or for expressing wonder, admiration etc.


абэуйэй

абэуйэй • (abɛwujɛj)

абэуйэй!, хьыдж сыд ушӏэшӏтэ

абэуйэй!, кӏалэр зуакэу къупгоуцот

An expression used when someone messes up


God bless

Coordinate term: goodbye

Near-synonyms: God love (someone or something), Godspeed, good luck

Goodbye, and God bless!

God bless you: a short prayer for the recipient, or a nonliteral well-wishing benediction or valediction culturally inspired by such prayer and thematically concordant with it.


טאַקע

טאַקע • (take)

From a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tako or Proto-Slavic *takъ.


look at you

Ooh, look at you in your new suit!

(sometimes derogatory) Sarcastically drawing attention to somebody's appearance or behaviour.


trufax

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Altered spelling of true facts, equivalent to tru- + fax (“facts”).

>I'm also annoyed that they seem to be turning Captain Jack completely gay.
Trufax. That's all I've got to say.

2007 December 15, The Exiled, V.2 [username], “Re: What's wrong with Cardiff?”, in alt.gothic (Usenet):

> Reason #77 why the Alabama is better than up there: You can buy a new car
> and it won't be rusted out in three years.
Trufax. Eddie's pitiful little Geo Metro is rusted through on the undercarriage, and of course it's illegal to fix the frame of a car because it makes Baby Jesus cry or something.

2008 February 18, Stacia, “Re: ALSO HELPFUL NEIGHBORS MAY SUCK IT”, in alt.religion.kibology (Usenet):

(Note: most 19th century American politicians did not call their friends filthy English atheists. Trufax.)

2009 October 28, The Black Marvel [username], “Re: Charles David Conducts the Underground Railroad”, in soc.history.what-if (Usenet):

(Internet slang) An emphatic statement of agreement or affirmation.


nanu

Borrowed from German Low German na (“well”) + nu (“now”).

bor+

Nanu, was macht denn der Flieger da zu so später Stunde?

2015 July 6, “Starts trotz Nachtflugverbot”, in Frankfurter Rundschau:

Well now, what is that plane doing there at so late an hour?

(chiefly Northern Germany) An expression of wonderment or confusion.


heja

Heja Sverige!


quemah

—Quemah —oquihtoh in itzcuincoyotl—, inmitzcuas.

2003, Elizabeth Márquez Hernández, In itzcuincoyotl uan tochtli, 2nd edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2005:

“Yes,” said the coyote, “I’m going to eat you.”


føkk

From English fuck, with phonetic Norwegian spelling.


hölökynkölökyn

[ˈhø̞lø̞k̟yŋˌk̟ø̞lø̞k̟yn]


syahmat

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


give me strength

Exclamation of long-suffering dismay or disgust.


JFC

Jesus fucking Christ
Jesus Christ#Interjection

(Internet slang) Initialism of Jesus fucking Christ.


lūk

From the imperative form lūko! of the verb lūkot (“to try; to look for”).

lūk, kur arī tēvocis Andrejs!

un beidzot, lūk! tur nu viņa atkal nāca

lūk, te, te grāvim jāiet upē!

look, here, here the ditch most go, in the river!

look! there it is! (used to draw the listener's attention to something visible)

jūs esat vesels un vairs pie mums slimnīcā neiegriezīsieties; lūk, tā

you are healthy and will not come back to us in the hospital anymore; here, that's it.

kā, ko darīt? audzināt lielus zēnus, lūk, ko

what do you mean, what do we do? bring up the big boys, that's what!

man, lūk, tāds untums: nevaru paciest, ka Mālniekos, kamēr man acis vaļa, nevalda kārtība

I have, you see, one quirk: I can't tolerate, with my eyes open (i.e., while I watch), that there is no order in Mālnieki

vai tās bija magones vai kādi citi ziedi, ir nesvarīgi tagad, svarīgi, lūk, kas: zieds paliek zieds, tam savā laikā sēklās jāpārtop

whether those were poppy flowers or some other kind is not important now; here is what is important: a flower remain a flower, in due time it has to turn into seeds

here, here is..., here is what, you see... (used to draw the listener's attention to, or to emphasize, something said or written)


kopoti

used to imitate the sound of horse's hooves when they hit the ground


haide

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هایده (hayde), هایدی (haydi). First attested in 1675.

Cum le‑au spus capetele sfatul, cum au început a striga toți în toate părțile: „Haida, haida, la ei, la ei”.

1675, Miron Costin, Letopisețul Țărîi Moldovei de la Aaron Vodă încoace, chapter 20, section 22:

As soon as the leaders gave them news, they all began to shout all over: "Let’s go, let’s go, to them, to them".

Haide să-l căutăm pe Mihail.


Καλή Ανάσταση

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Καλή Ανάσταση

Καλή Ανάσταση • (Kalí Anástasi)

from καλό (kaló, “good”) + Ανάσταση (Anástasi, “Resurrection”)


āre

āre, tur jau viņš nāk!

āre, kur ir!

look where (he, she, it) is! look, there (he, she, it) is!

āre, nebija vis tā, kā tu teici!

see? it wasn't all as you said (it would be)!

pagāja vēl kādi gadi, un āre - Roplains vairs neslīdēja uz leju, bet sāka celties

a few more years passed, and now look: Roplains was not sliding down anymore, he began to go up

look!; see? (used to draw the listener's attention to something, be it a physical object or an idea, a thought)


don't I know it

"Here's your shirt," said Slippery. "Make it snappy, we're late."
"Don't I know it," replied the Owl, emerging from the closet with his dinner jacket and vest[…]

(informal) I know; I am very familiar with it (some stated fact).


ఓయి

(grammar) An exclamatory particle or word used in calling a man and prefixed to the vocative case.


ήμαρτον

ήμαρτον • (ímarton)

From ἥμαρτον (hḗmarton, “I did wrong”), the aorist first person singular of Ancient Greek ἁμαρτάνω (hamartánō, “Ι do wrong”), a use popularised in Byzantine Greek from the New Testament.

inh

Ήμαρτον Θεέ μου!

(religion) forgive me, have mercy, mea culpa

(figuratively) that's it, enough, no more (expression of indignation at discomfort or suffering)


о боже мой

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о бо́же мой!

о бо́же мой! • (o bóže moj!)

о бо́же мой! (canonical)
o bóže moj! (romanization)

О Бо́же мой, кто бу́дет на́ми пра́вить?
О го́ре нам!

1831, Александр Пушкин [Alexander Pushkin], “Красная плошадь”, in Борис Годунов; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Boris Godunov, 2023:

Oh, Lord God, who will rule over us?
Oh, woe to us!

O Bóže moj, kto búdet námi právitʹ?
O góre nam!


jessör

[ˈje̞s̠ːø̞r]

yessir (used to express assent, especially to a superior)


atchou

(rare, archaic or Quebec) Alternative form of atchoum


charing

From Charing (“female given name”), from Charito + -ng, where Charito itself is from Charo + -ito, originally Spanish. The retention of the ⟨Ch⟩ initial makes it also an unadapted borrowing from Spanish. The cultured sense is influenced by English charming.

(originally gay slang) expression by a speaker, playfully admitting to telling a joke or a lie: just kidding

(gay slang) expression of impatience or rejection towards one being spoken to: I've had enough!


אוי ואבוי

he-interj

אוֹי וַאֲבוֹי

אוֹי וַאֲבוֹי • (óy va'avóy)

אוֹי וַאֲבוֹי (canonical)
óy va'avóy (romanization)

אוֹי (óy, “oh!”) + וְ־ (v', “and”) + אֲבוֹי (avóy, “alas!”)

compound

אם אתה עושה את זה, אוי ואבוי לך!

If you do that, watch out you'll be in trouble!

an interjectional phrase used as a warning


jislaaik

From Afrikaans [Term?], of unclear origin.

[…] he asked me to marry him. Jislaaik! I was so delighted!

1999, Kathy A. Perkins, Black South African women: an anthology of plays, page 62:

I know he's writing about Princess. Jislaaik, he loved that chick.

2004, Lord Orford, Margie Orford, Dancing Queen, page 28:

(South Africa) goodness; expressing shock or surprise


laduma

From Zulu laduma, literally "it thunders".

Soccer advertisements celebrated the new nation — "When all the colours and textures of soccer come together — Laduma! Let's celebrate good times! Come on!"

2010, Anne Kelk Mager, Beer, Sociability, and Masculinity in South Africa, page 59:

(South Africa) goal! (cheer when a goal is scored in football)


ja well no fine

From Afrikaans ja (“yes”) followed by English words, with echoes of Afrikaans ja nee (literally "yes no"), which in various contexts signals either whole-hearted or uncertain, possibly politely dissenting, agreement.

But his meteorology was all wrong as was his notion of agricultural practice in Natal and Zululand. The misty hills do not willingly nourish and nurture the human species any more than bongols willingly drag loads uphill for it. Ja well no fine, so I agree that it does drizzle here too.

1998, Harold Strachan, Way up, way out, page 88:

Ja, well, no, fine. After reading that opaque bureau-speak, I know what I want a portion of and it's not Coke.

2002, Stephen Mulholland, Another voice II, page 168:

[…] he took everyone's hands and he said, what was past was past, everyone must roll up their sleeves and look to the future now. Treppie said, ja, well, no fine, with or without rolled-up sleeves, but he wasn't so sure about Marike. She looked even more like a missionary in Africa now with that bandaged hat […]

2004, Marlene Van Niekerk, Leon De Kock, Triomf, page 522:

(South Africa) Variously expressing ridicule, irony, indifference, surprise, or ambivalence, possibly in combination, depending on tone and context.


eish

You become very happy and forget that eish, when you get home it is then that you remember that you have HIV, but when you are there you are free.

2007, Corinne Squire, HIV in South Africa: Talking About the Big Thing, page 132:

Eish, I can't believe we're back at this.

FCS Integrated English for First Additional Language L3 (page 3)

(South Africa) phew; whew; expressing resignation


is it

- It's ten o'clock already.

- Is it?

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see is, it.

- I'm feeling tired.

- Is it?

2007, Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, "Thou Shalt Always Kill" on Angles
Thou shalt not express your shock at the fact that Sharon got off with Brad at the club last night by saying "is it?"

"I mean what now - the bet is cancelled but they are both going to ask her, is it?"

2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 187:

(Canada, South Africa, India, MLE, MTE) really? is that so?


Schwerenot

Ein andermal mach ichs ihm auch wieder so, und werf ihn mit einem Stein so derb an die Ripp, daß er vor Wuth von der Kette reißt und auf mich dar, und ich wie alle Donnerwetter reißaus und davon – Tausend Schwerenoth!

1781, Friedrich Schiller, “1. Akt”, in Die Räuber:

„Den vermisse ich auch – aber es ist doch, hol’s der Teufel, kaum möglich, daß wir uns so täuschen sollten! Abhalten – ein wenig – nicht zu dicht heran. Ich sehe keinen Wimpel. Schwerenot! Diesmal haben die Hunde mich getroffen!“

(dated) A curse; an expression of aggravation or displeasure.


oxi

Based on the typographic similarity to the Greek όχι (óchi).

But the Greek archaeological committee met on the site, looked at our plans, and said, "Oxi, we will not approve anything that looks like the Roman approach to this sacred Greek temple."

1961, Report of the National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings:

Whereas in 1945, the mainland Greeks said OXI to foreign troops entering their country, in 2004 the GCs were saying OXI to foreign troops leaving their country.

2008, Harry Anastasiou, The Broken Olive Branch: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and the Quest for Peace in Cyprus. Volume Two, Nationalism Versus Europeanization, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page 150:

Buoyed by the no vote in the Greek referendum, anti-austerity campaigners across Britain are to stage “Oxi to Osborne” protests on Wednesday against cuts the UK chancellor is expected to announce in his budget.

2015 July 7, Matthew Weaver, “"Oxi to Osborne": UK campaigners take Greek inspiration in budget protests”, in The Guardian:


ay^

ay^ m8! — Ay up mate!


alah

huh (an interjection to express unconcerned chalence)


pierdolisz

(vulgar) no shit!; no kidding! fuck (expression of amazement or disbelief)


gagi

gagì (canonical)
gagi (canonical)
ᜄᜄᜒ (Baybayin)


ja pierdolę

(vulgar) holy shit (expresses terror, shock, or awe)

Ja pierdolę, znowu...

(vulgar) for fuck's sake (expresses frustration or disappointment)


ਨਮਸਕਾਰ

From Sanskrit नमस्कार (namaskāra, “respectful greetings”).


ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ

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ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ • (jī āiā̃ nū̃) (Shahmuki spelling جی آیاں نوں)

/d͡ʒiː.ɑː‿ɪɑ̃ː.nũː/

Pa-ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ.ogg


that's a girl

That is not a boy; that's a girl.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see that, is, a, girl.


achís

Contraction of ¡ah, chingados! (“ah, damn it!”).

contraction

(colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador) damn!


goshdangit

Contraction of gosh (“God”, euphemism) + dang (“damn”, euphemism) + it. Compare goshdarnit.


goshdang

(usually humorous) Euphemistic form of goddamn.


pip-pip

Imitative of a short, high sound made by a bicycle or car horn.

"In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio, good luck, pip-pip, toodle-oo, and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!"

1921, P. G. Wodehouse, Indiscretions of Archie, ch. XIII:


furrfu

The word sheesh after rot-13 encoding. Coined on Usenet in the 1990s.

Oh furrfu! I have enough to worry about!

2002, Linz, “miscarrage”, in misc.kids.pregnancy (Usenet):

Oh furrfu. Don't come that intuititive^([sic]) shite here, Peter. *Nothing* is completely intuitive, *everything* needs some learning.

2004, Richard P. Grant, “I told you that URLs were vulnerable...”, in uk.comp.sys.mac (Usenet):


นิ้

(followed by polite particle) here you are.


I'll be bound

Well, I'll be bound!! Another example of following the rules and being undercut on pricing by those who don't follow the regs.

2007 June 7, tightenit, “Installation of TMV Valve”, in Screwfix Community:

"Well, I'll be bound," Ruby said with a dreamy sigh.


shiiłhash

From yiyiiłhash (“he bites it”). Calque from English bite me.


ห่า

From Proto-Tai *raːᴮ (“epidemic”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁ᩵ᩣ, Lao ຮ່າ (hā), Shan ႁႃႈ (hāa), Phake ꩭႃ (hā), Ahom 𑜍𑜠 (ra), Zhuang raq, Zuojiang Zhuang haq.

(vulgar) an exclamation of anger, contempt, disapproval, rejection, disgust, discontent, dismay, surprise, or alarm.


ברוך הבא

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בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא

בְּרוּכָה הַבָּאָה

בְּרוּכִים הַבָּאִים

בְּרוּכוֹת הַבָּאוֹת

בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא • (barúkh habá) m sg (feminine singular בְּרוּכָה הַבָּאָה, masculine plural בְּרוּכִים הַבָּאִים, feminine plural בְּרוּכוֹת הַבָּאוֹת)

בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (canonical)
barúkh habá (romanization)
בְּרוּכָה הַבָּאָה (feminine singular)
בְּרוּכִים הַבָּאִים (masculine plural)
בְּרוּכוֹת הַבָּאוֹת (feminine plural)

Roots
 ב־ר־ך (b-r-k)
 ב־ו־א (b-w-ʾ)
בָּרוּךְ (barúkh, “blessed [is]”) + הַ־ (ha-, “he who”) + בָּא (bá, “comes”)


true dat

"No one would ever think you were born in Paris."
"True dat."

2002, Sheila Copeland, Princess Sister, Sepia/BET Books, →ISBN, page 227:

"And Adam looks a lot like Sean."
"True dat."

2007, Jennifer Echols, The Boys Next Door, Simon Pulse, →ISBN, page 109:

Penny: I really appreciate you letting me stay here tonight. […] I know it's kind of weird.
Leonard Hofstadter: True dat.
Penny: "True dat?"
Leonard Hofstadter: I've gotten a lot more street since we broke up.

2011 20 January, Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan, "The Love Car Displacement", episode 4-13 of The Big Bang Theory, 00:15:19-00:15:33

(slang) An emphatic statement of agreement or affirmation.


paaram

Sagkod sa giraray, paaram!


heaveno

From hello, substituting heaven for the letters "hell". Coined by Leonso Canales Jr., who lobbied to have it designated the "official greeting" of Kleberg County, Texas, USA in January 1997.


كەچۈرۈڭ

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كەچۈرۈڭ • (kechürüng)


きゃんきゃん

ja-pos

きゃんきゃん or キャンキャン • (kyankyan)

きゃんきゃん (canonical)
キャンキャン (canonical)
kyankyan (romanization)

yelp, yap (a high-pitched cry, especially of a small dog)


joyeuses fêtes

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

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year; happy holidays


lamesauce

(Canada, US, slang, derogatory) An expression of frustration or disappointment.


ква

ква ква ― kva kva ― ribbit ribbit

croak, ribbit: an imitation of the sound made by a frog.


гой

Inherited from Old East Slavic гои (goi), from Proto-Slavic *gojь.

inh+

Гой, ты, ро́дина моя́!

Abundance/health, (to) you, my homeland!

(dated, poetic, with ты (ty)) Used as an exclamation, greeting or solemn address; original literal meaning: abundance, peaceful life.


spoiler alert

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

Spoiler alert: The main character, Mark, succumbs to an illness at the end.

An indication, placed in a text, that the plot of a drama is about to be exposed.

alerta de spoiler

an indication, placed in a text, that the plot of a drama is about to be exposed

Spoiler alert, these measures have not proved to be very helpful at mitigating the effects of this crisis.

At this point, an appropriately impressed Jimmy Fallon asks if her [Millie Bobby Brown's] ear for accents extends beyond Miley Cyrus sitcoms, and—SPOILER ALERT—it definitely does.

2022 May 15, Kayleigh Roberts, “Millie Bobby Brown Does a Spot-On Anna Delvey Impression That You *Must* Hear”, in Cosmopolitan:

As we approach the midpoint of the year, it is timely to offer a scorecard on the ministerial achievements towards these aims. And - spoiler alert - it does not make happy reading for the Government.

2023 June 14, Christian Wolmar, “Ministerial report makes depressing reading for the railway”, in RAIL, number 985, page 44:

(often humorous) Indicates that the speaker is about to reveal something unanticipated or unpleasant.

lelövöm a poént

indicates that the speaker is about to reveal something unanticipated or unpleasant


om nom nom

Onomatopoeic, attested 2004, variant of num-num. Originally from the sound Cookie Monster on Sesame Street makes when he eats (from late 1960s/early 1970s), though this was canonically
“un num num num num”, with a ‘u’. Popularized since 2007 in internet use, particularly in meme-based images, especially lolcats and other image macros. See nom for details.

(slang or childish) The sound made while relishing food.


losh

and then he said Chrissie! Tired? and she said Losh, no, and my name's Chris, Ewan.

1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 130:

(Scotland) Expressing surprise, wonder etc.


tak for kaffe

An expression indicating surprise, astonishment or offense; oh my God.


ياق

ياق، بۇ كىتاب ئەمەس.


ھەئە

ھەئە، بۇ كىتاب.


ياخشىمۇسىز

Morphologically ياخشى (yaxshi, “good”, stem) + ـمۇ (-mu, interrogative suffix) + ـسىز (-siz, second-person singular formal predicative suffix).


ياخشىمۇسىلەر

From ياخشى (yaxshi) + مۇ (mu) + -سىلەر (-siler, “you”, second person plural suffix).


satans

(swear word) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc.


ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم

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ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم

ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم • (essalamu eleykum)

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

bor

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم

(Islam) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)


생일 축하해요

[sʰɛŋiɭ t͡ɕʰukʰa̠ɦɛjo]

From 생일(生日) (saeng'il, “birthday”) + 축하(祝賀)해 (chukhahae, “celebrate, congratulate”) + 요 (-yo, polite suffix).


šlus

Dosta je bilo, šlus!


ܟܕܘ

aii-interj

ܟܲܕܘܼ • (kadū)

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, a contraction of ܟܕ (kaḏ, “as, when”) + ܗܘ (hū, “[it] is”).


vlw

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative spelling of valeu (expression of appreciation and gratitude); thx


어디여

Exclamation used to drive an ox onto right direction

Exclamation used to turn an ox to the right


değil mi

isn’t it so? (literally, "is it not?", used as an expression of affirmation after a statement)


ਧੰਨਵਾਦ

/t̪ə̀n̪ː.ʋɑːd̪/

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit धन्यवाद (dhanyavāda), from धन्य (dhanya) + वाद (vāda). Compare Hindi धन्यवाद (dhanyavād).

slbor

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ਧੰਨਵਾਦ.


bonswar

Alternative form of bonswa (“good evening”)


oh-em-gee

In the dressing room next to her, a young lady yelled to her friend, "Oh-em-gee! I am so fat! I can't fit into these size zeros. Will you go get me a size two?" Seriously, I wanted to crawl under the door of that dressing room and feed the girl a cheeseburger.

2008, Vicki Courtney, 5 Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter, B&H Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 17:

"Oh-em-gee!" says Anna with her mouth full. "That is delicious!"

2009, Jodi Della Femina, Sheri McInnis, By Invitation Only, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 192:

"Oh-em-gee," said Perry. Izanagi had their mom pressed up against the car as he kissed her with way too much tongue. "We are your children," she whined. "Just get your sayonaras over with already."

2011, Wendy Wunder, The Probability of Miracles, Razorbill, →ISBN:


oh em gee

Phonetic spelling of the initialism OMG (“oh my God; oh my gosh”).

"What can I say? I'm a fan. Plus, TMZ had pictures and oh em gee, let me tell you — you haven't lived until you've seen Britney Spears in a tiara, falling down drunk and tangled in a mile of silver tulle."

2011, Louisa Edwards, Too Hot to Touch, St. Martin's Press, published 2011, →ISBN, page 93:

"Oh em gee," I said, smiling up at him, "did you just use the word sitch?"

2011, Katie Finn, Unfriended, Point, published 2011, →ISBN, page 81:

Kelly pressed his face up against the wall of the box again to get a better look through the portal again. "Oh em gee!" he said aloud after he did.

2011, Mia Tanaka, The Other Place: Book of the Siblings, Xlibris, published 2011, →ISBN, page 87:

(slang) An exclamation of excitement, surprise, amazement, or shock.


Oh Em Gee

[…] and Oh Em Gee the conversations that you have when you have
found them
makes all the searching, worth it…..

2011, Carlos Desmond Davis, Prisms of Thoughts, PublishAmerica, →ISBN:

Being good at math can get you into good schools but it does not — repeat, does NOT — make you smart in any necessarily meaningful way. Ha ha ha. Oh Em Gee.

2012, Karen Rivers, The Encyclopedia of Me, Scholastic, →ISBN:

And I think, Oh Em Gee all these teachers: they're not just old founts of knowledge; they're also the ones that we copy; admire.

2012, P. J. Young, To Be Honest, Autharium Publishing, →ISBN:

Alternative letter-case form of oh em gee


tschö

Borrowed from French adieu. Doublet of ade.


апчхи

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апчхи́ • (apčxí)


прощайте

проща́йте • (proščájte)

проща́йте (canonical)
proščájte (romanization)

farewell, adieu, good-bye (said to wish a fond farewell; good-bye) (formal or to a group of people)


прощай

проща́й • (proščáj)

проща́й (canonical)
proščáj (romanization)

farewell, adieu, good-bye (said to wish a fond farewell; good-bye) (informal to one person)


бәрәкәт

бәрәкәт • (bərəkət)


خدافظ

خداحافظ خداحافظ#Persian


خداحافظت

خداحافظت • (xodâhâfezet)

[xʊ.d̪ɑː.ɦɑː.fɪ́.zät̪]

[xʊ.d̪ɑː.ɦɑː.fɪ́.zät̪]

[xʊ.d̪ɑːɑː.fɪ́.zät̪]

خداحافظ خداحافظ#Persian


به سلامت

(sarcastic) indicates the speaker is happy about leaving of the other side; good riddance.


خداحافظ

خداحافظ • (xodâhâfez)

[xʊ.d̪ɑː.ɦɑ́ː.fɪz]

[xʊ.d̪ɑː.ɦɑ́ː.fɪz]

Fa-خداحافظ.ogg

Contraction of خدا حافظت باشد (xudā hāfizat bāšad, “may God be your protector”) from Classical Persian. Gradually shortened to خداحافظت (xudāhāfizat) or (xodâhâfezet), to خداحافظ (xudāhāfiz) or (xodâhâfez), and colloquially to خدافظ (xudāfiz) or (xodâfez)


خداحافظ

خداحافظ • (xudāhāfiz)

خدا حافظ
خدا حافظ#Urdu

Alternative form of خدا حافظ (xudā hāfiz)


elhamdülillah

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ (al-ḥamdu li-llāhi, literally “praise [be] to God”).

bor

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ

(Islam) alhamdulillah (praise be to God)


яъне

yaʾne (romanization)
spelling یعنی (Persian)

Inherited from Classical Persian یَعْنی (ya'nē), from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī).

inh+

[...] ва аз он ҷо ба шаҳри Ҳамо шудем, шахре хуш, ободон бар лаби оби Оси ва ин обро аз он сабаб Оси гӯянд, ки ба ҷониби Рум меравад, яъне чун аз билоди ислом ба билоди куфр меравад, осист

c. 1004–1088, Nasir Khusraw, Сафарнома [Safarnoma, Safarnama]:

… and from there we went to the city of Hama, a pleasant city, by the side of the Osi [Sinful] River and this river is called Sinful because it is flowing toward Rome [the Byzantine Empire], that is to say, since it is going from the land of Islam to the land of kufr, it is sinful

(adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, i.e., that is, meaning, you know


oh my Allah

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see oh, my, Allah.


gods willing

The pious politician knows that, gods willing, one can do anything to man.

1987, Eating of the Gods, →ISBN, page 54:

Used to express hope that gods are willing (to grant one's desires).


boa sorte

good luck (wish of fortune or encouragement)


thank gods

She rested her elbow on her knee, easy pose, though her heart was hammering away fit to take her breath: thank gods for the incense that masked the sweat.

1986, C. J. Cherryh, chapter 7, in Chanur’s Homecoming, New York: Daw Books, page 167:

There were no docked boats yet, but one was rowing up to the shore, and Taro was in it. Sitting up and unsupported, thank gods. I breathed a deep sigh of relief.

2010, Moira J. Moore, chapter 13, in Heroes Return, New York: Ace Books, page 145:


баста

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ба́ста! • (básta!)

ба́ста! (canonical)
básta! (romanization)

Borrowed from Italian basta or Spanish basta.

забастова́ть

to stop working to achieve better working conditions


баста

ба́ста! • (básta!)

LL-Q8798 (ukr)-Po ukraińsku (Andriana)-баста.wav

(colloquial) basta (that's enough, stop)


περαστικά

περαστικά • (perastiká)

πε‧ρα‧στι‧κά


あざーす

ja-pos

あざーす • (azāsu)

ありがとうございます ありがとうございます#Japanese

(slang) Short for ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu).


あらず

Daijirin
Kokin Wakashū
Man'yōshū
The Pillow Book

From Old Japanese. As a basic verb form, attested in ancient sources such as the Man'yōshū of 759.
The interjection senses appear later in the historical record, with the no, wrong sense attested from around the late 800s in the Kokin Wakashū as a shortening of the phrase さにはあらず (sa ni wa arazu, literally “it's not like that”), and the never mind sense attested from roughly the late 900s as recorded in The Pillow Book.
Derived from the copula あり (ari) as the regular negative form, from the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis conjugation”) of ara- + negative auxiliary suffix ず (zu).

非ず: (archaic, possibly obsolete) no, wrong

非ず: (archaic, possibly obsolete) never mind


stuff it

I was going to clean my room, but thought, "Stuff it, nobody's going to see it."

(idiomatic) An expression of indifference or nonchalance.

Stuff it, will you? I'm trying to sleep!


nennil

French: nenni


всего хорошего

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всего́ хоро́шего

всего́ хоро́шего • (vsevó xoróševo)

всего́ хоро́шего (canonical)
vsevó xoróševo (romanization)


всего наилучшего

всего́ наилу́чшего

всего́ наилу́чшего • (vsevó nailúčševo)

всего́ наилу́чшего (canonical)
vsevó nailúčševo (romanization)

[fsʲɪˈvo nəɪˈɫut͡ʂʂɨvə]


всего доброго

всего́ до́брого

всего́ до́брого • (vsevó dóbrovo)

всего́ до́брого (canonical)
vsevó dóbrovo (romanization)


aleppe

Pape Satàn, pape Satàn aleppe!

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VII”, in Inferno [Hell], line 1; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:


perdão

[peɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[pɛɦ.ˈdɐ̃w̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese perdon, from perdõar (“to forgive”) (Modern Portuguese perdoar).

(somewhat formal) excuse me (used to request someone’s attention)

(somewhat formal) sorry (used as an apology)


ドンマイ

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from don't + mind

pseudo-loan

don't worry about it, never mind, you're fine


tchê

(Rio Grande do Sul) expresses surprise or anger


бэбахь

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бэбахь • (bɛbaḥ)


бэрауты

бэрауты • (bɛrawutə)


бэхъу апщи

бэхъу апщи • (bɛχʷu apśi)


အေး

yes (affirmative answer used amongst equals and by an elder for a young person)


エー

ja-pos

エー or ええ • (ē)

エー (canonical)
ええ (canonical)
ē (romanization)


اوکی

Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.


kuc-kuc

(childish) An adult's response to a young child's coughing.

Druzsba úr elérzékenyült, jóságos szürke szemei fölött rezegni kezdtek a pillák, minden vér a fejébe tódult, valami megdicsőülésszerű édes érzés lankasztotta el, szólni is akart, de sajátságos görcsös köhögési roham jött rá, mire akaratlan kapkodással belefogódzott az abroszba és lerántotta az abrosszal együtt a tányért is, mely csörömpölve tört össze a kavicsokon.
– Kuc, kuc – nevetett Jahodovska. – No, maga szeles, összetörte a tányéromat!

(humorous, informal) An adult's response to another adult's coughing.


亞美爹

/jä⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/jä⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

From Japanese 止(や)めて (yamete, “stop, no!”), conjunctive of 止(や)める (yameru, “to stop; to cease; to abandon”); from the groaning of female protagonists in Japanese adult films.

ja-r

(Internet slang, humorous) stop; please don't


אפצ׳י

he-interj

אַפְּצִ׳י • (áptshi)

אַפְּצִ׳י (canonical)
áptshi (romanization)

From Yiddish אַפּטשי (aptshí), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.

Represents the sound of a sneeze: ah-choo


hë

From Proto-Albanian *skainai. Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan), Old High German skinan (“to shine”), with a similar sense development to that of English 'in a twinkling'.

precedes and reinforces an expression of emotion

encourages action: go on! let's go! move it!


次奧

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

From disyllabification of 肏 (cào, “(to) fuck”).


poszła

Third-person singular feminine past of pójść.

Coordinate term: poszedł

(dismissal, to a woman) out, get out (used to drive someone away)


bangue

(onomatopoeia) bang (verbal percussive sound)


niguas

(slang, Mexico, Guatemala) Used to express negation: no


сәлем

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сәлем • (sälem)


tilly-vally

Sir Toby Belch: My lady's a Cataian, we are politicians, Malvolio's
a Peg-a-Ramsey, and 'Three merry men be we.' Am not
I consanguineous? am I not of her blood?
Tillyvally. Lady!

c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, 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):

(obsolete) Expressing contempt, or rejecting anything trifling or impertinent.


ut vales

[ʊt̪ ˈu̯äɫ̪eːs̠]

(idiomatic) how are you? how's it going?


yass

Alteration of yes, with likely influence from pronunciation spelling.

Yass queen, you did that!

(African-American Vernacular, LGBTQ slang) A strong expression of excitement or admiration.

African-American Vernacular; LGBTQ slang; African-American Vernacular; LGBTQ slang


teure

From Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”) (compare to English hurry, Norwegian hurre (“to whirl around”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) (compare Latin currō (“I run”), Tocharian A kursär/Tocharian B kwärsar (“league; course”)).


bliat

Borrowed from Russian блядь (bljadʹ, “slut, bitch”).

Kas per bliat tas durnius tai eina bliat nachui.

What a fucking idiot he is, let it fucking over cock.

Nu bliat negaliu patikėt - ir vėl daro tą patį!
I just can't fucking believe it – he (she) is doing the same thing again!

(Ne, tai) Kad bliat - negali būt, žinok.

(No,) the thing is blyat - it may not be, you know.

(vulgar, colloquial) shit; (if intensified) fuck (to express dismay, discontent).


زنده باد

زنده باد • (zende bâd)

زنده (zende, “alive”) + باد (bâd, “may ... be”).


خدا را شکر

خدا را شکر • (xodâ râ šokr)

[xoˌd̪ɒː rɒː ˈʃokɾ]

[xod̪ɒːrɒːˈʃokɾ]


за здоровье

за здоро́вье

за здоро́вье • (za zdoróvʹje)

за здоро́вье (canonical)
za zdoróvʹje (romanization)

cheers (toast when drinking, generic but less common)


будем здоровы

бу́дем здоро́вы

бу́дем здоро́вы • (búdem zdoróvy)

бу́дем здоро́вы (canonical)
búdem zdoróvy (romanization)


ваше здоровье

ва́ше здоро́вье

ва́ше здоро́вье • (váše zdoróvʹje)

ва́ше здоро́вье (canonical)
váše zdoróvʹje (romanization)


пей до дна

пей до дна́ • (pej do dná)

пей до дна ́ (canonical)
pej do dná (romanization)

(colloquial) bottoms up!, cheers! (lit., drink to the bottom!)


за ваше здоровье

за ва́ше здоро́вье

за ва́ше здоро́вье • (za váše zdoróvʹje)

за ва́ше здоро́вье (canonical)
za váše zdoróvʹje (romanization)

— За ваше здоровье, маменька! — говорит он, обращаясь к старухе барыне и проглатывая водку.
— На здоровье, батюшка!

1880, Салтыков-Щедрин, “По-родственному”, in Господа Головлёвы; English translation from I. P. Foote, transl., The Golovlevs, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986:

‘Your health, ma’am,’ he says, addressing the old mistress and swallowing the vodka.
‘Good health to you, sir.’

— Za vaše zdorovʹje, mamenʹka! — govorit on, obraščajasʹ k staruxe baryne i proglatyvaja vodku.
— Na zdorovʹje, batjuška!


все наверх

все наве́рх • (vse navérx)

все наве́рх (canonical)
vse navérx (romanization)


за твоё здоровье

за твоё здоро́вье

за твоё здоро́вье • (za tvojó zdoróvʹje)

за твоё здоро́вье (canonical)
za tvojó zdoróvʹje (romanization)

(informal) cheers! (toast when drinking)


Аллаху акбар

Алла́ху а́кбар

Алла́ху акба́р

Алла́ху а́кбар or Алла́ху акба́р • (Alláxu ákbar or Alláxu akbár)

Алла́ху а́кбар (canonical)
Алла́ху акба́р (canonical)
Alláxu ákbar (romanization)
Alláxu akbár (romanization)

[ɐˈɫaxʊ ˈaɡbər]

[ɐˈɫaxʊ ɐɡˈbar]

[ɐˈɫːaxʊ ˈaɡbər]

[ɐˈɫːaxʊ ɐɡˈbar]

Borrowed from Arabic اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَر (allāhu ʔakbar), from nominative form of اَللّٰه (allāh, “God”) + أَكْبَر (ʔakbar), elative form of كَبِير (kabīr, “great”).

bor+

اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَر

(Islam) Allahu akbar, Allah akbar (Muslim takbir - proclamation)


Аллах акбар

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Алла́х а́кбар

Алла́х акба́р

Алла́х а́кбар or Алла́х акба́р • (Alláx ákbar or Alláx akbár)

Алла́х а́кбар (canonical)
Алла́х акба́р (canonical)
Alláx ákbar (romanization)
Alláx akbár (romanization)

[ɐˈɫːax ˈaɡbər]

[ɐˈɫːax ɐɡˈbar]

bor+

اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَر


ooyah

'Yeeks! Ooyah!' yelled Willard in agony.

1987, Forrest Wilson, Super Gran on Holiday, page 103:

All I know is that we're moving off down the drive, I'm trying to concentrate on where we're going, but I've got one eye on the mirror, where I can see the old man squirming around on the back seat, when suddenly he shouts "OOYAH!" and starts thrashing about like a fish on a hook!

2011, Mark Simon, Strange Briefs, page 44:


serbus

From German servus, ultimately from Latin servus.


شهية طيبة

ar-interj

شَهِيَّة طَيِّبَة

شَهِيَّة طَيِّبَة • (šahiyya ṭayyiba)

شَهِيَّة طَيِّبَة (canonical)
šahiyya ṭayyiba (romanization)


بالهناء والشفاء

بِٱلْهَنَاءِ وَٱلشِّفَاء

بِٱلْهَنَاءِ وَٱلشِّفَاء • (bi-l-hanāʾi wa-š-šifāʾ)

بِٱلْهَنَاءِ وَٱلشِّفَاء (canonical)
bi-l-hanāʾi wa-š-šifāʾ (romanization)

desc

بالهنا والشفا

Egyptian Arabic: بالهنا والشفا (bil-hanã wil-shifã)

From the roots ه ن ء (h-n-ʔ) meaning "to enjoy, to go down easily, to be well-received", and ش ف ي (š-f-y) meaning "to be healthy, to be wholesome, to restore".

bon appétit; "May it be with enjoyment and restoration", "May it go down easily and bring health"


butter my butt and call me a biscuit

Butter my butt and call me a biscuit, could you be any more beautiful?

2010, Linda Francis Lee, The Devil in the Junior League: A Novel, →ISBN:

“Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit,” the brunette breathed. “I never saw that one coming.”

2014, Jennifer Lynn, New Prints In Old Calico, →ISBN, page 140:

“Butter my butt and call me a biscuit,” said Simon. He stared at Zoey, and a sheepish smile materialized on his face.

2014, Kim Richardson, Mystics #2: The Alpha Nation, →ISBN:

dip me in honey and throw me to the lesbians

(Southern US, colloquial) An expression of astonishment upon learning something unbelievable; chiefly something positive.


heavens to Betsy

Of unknown origins. Speculated to be a euphemism for hell's bells, but there is not sufficient evidence to support this. Attested from 1857.

"Heavens to Betsy!" he exclaims, clapping his hand to his throat, "I've cut my head off!"

1857 May 1, Frederick W. Saunders, “The Serenade: A Tale of Revenge”, in Ballou's Dollar Monthly Magazine, volume v, number 5, Boston, MA, page 419:

Then there's New Age entrepreneur Deepak Chopra, who, in bis 1989 book Quantum Healing, promises a pathway to curing cancer, reversing aging, and, heavens to Betsy, even immortality.

2023, Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:

(chiefly US, dated) Good gracious; good heavens.


bene ambula

[ˈbɛnɛ ˈämbʊɫ̪äː]


god willing

[…] and if, god willing, he were gay, then he'd never ever leave me for another woman.

2005, Amy Scheibe, What Do You Do All Day?: A Novel, →ISBN, page 68:


အင်း

Probably imitative; compare Korean 응 (eung, “yes”) for a similar formation in an unrelated language.


godsdamn

"Thet!" he half-shouted, his voice deeper than one would expect coming from his frame. "Godsdamn it! You know the bloodmages are supposed to be notified [...]"

1994, Ed Stark, The fifth horseman, →ISBN, page 7:

“Godsdamn, Airell.” He pushed himself from the bench and began pacing.

2006, Cheyenne McCray, Seduced by Magic, →ISBN, page 55:

(vulgar, nonstandard, slang, fiction, fantasy) An expression of anger, surprise, or frustration.


ooh arrh

I am a cider drinker,
I drinks it all of the day,
I am a cider drinker,
it soothes all me troubles away,
Ooh arrh, ooh arrh ay, Ooh arrh, ooh arrh ay.

1976, The Wurzels, I Am A Cider Drinker:

(West Country) Alternative form of oo arr


вольно

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во́льно! • (vólʹno!)

во́льно! (canonical)
vólʹno! (romanization)


с богом

с бо́гом • (s bógom)

с бо́гом (canonical)
s bógom (romanization)

God be with you!, God speed! God go with you, speed!

God be your help!, success attend you!, good luck!, here goes!


до встречи

до встре́чи • (do vstréči)

до встре́чи (canonical)
do vstréči (romanization)


si fait

— Vous trouvez que ce n’est pas divertissant ?
— Si fait ! dit le prêtre.

"Do you not find it entertaining?"
"I do!" said the priest.

— N’avez-vous pas reçu une lettre ?
— Si fait.

1844, Alexandre Dumas, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo:

"Have you not received a letter?"
"Yes, I have."

(now archaic or literary) certainly, yes (indeed), but of course (used to contradict a negative assertion)


чао

ча́о • (čáo)

Borrowed from Italian ciao, an adaptation of Venetan s-ciao (“I am at [your] service”) from Latin sclavus (“slave”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ.


чао

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ча́о • (čáo)


полно

по́лно • (pólno)

From по́лный (pólnyj) + -о (-o) (stem-stressed) or from по́лный (pólnyj) + -о́ (-ó) (ending-stressed).


молодчина

молодчи́на • (molodčína)

молодчи́на (canonical)
molodčína (romanization)

[məɫɐˈt͡ɕːinə]

attaboy!, attagirl!, well done!, fine fellow!, good boy!, good girl!, etc. (used to show encouragement or approval to a male or female)


naʼ

Naʼ, kǫ́ǫ́ bááh!

Here’s the bread! (giving bread to someone)

(said when giving someone something) here, take it!


hrrmph

‘Hrrmph!’ said the machine-gun through all its five noses as the subaltern drew the lever home.

1891 January, Rudyard Kipling, chapter XV, in The Light that Failed, London, New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., published March 1891, →OCLC, page 327:

I mustered up courage to shake the box, but not to enter the office. “bring it in” said Robin with a hrrmph!

2009, Aaron Chynn, Memoirs of an Ordinary Man: A Yorkshireman's Tale, page 49:

She lets out what starts as a sigh but finishes off as a hrrmph.

2011, Lee Stringer, Sleepaway School: Stories from a Boy's Life; A Memoir, page 151:

She rolled through the house, pushed by Baz or wheeling herself, with nothing but a scowl and a hrrmph for Willa, who had no idea what she'd done to incur the old lady's wrath.

2012, Kim Thompson, Eldritch Manor, page 55:


cachis

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


हा

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸 (hā), from Sanskrit हा (hā), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.

an exclamation of distress, affliction or fear; alas


tįʼę́ę

Hágoshį́į́, tįʼę́ę!


иншаллах

иншалла́х • (inšalláx)

иншалла́х (canonical)
inšalláx (romanization)

A transcription of the Arabic إِن شَاء اَللّٰه (ʔin šāʔ allāh).

bor

إِن شَاء اَللّٰه

Arabic إِن شَاء اَللّٰه (ʔin šāʔ allāh)


иншааллах

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иншаалла́х • (inšaalláx)

иншаалла́х (canonical)
inšaalláx (romanization)

A transcription of Arabic إِن شَاء اَللّٰه (ʔin šāʔ allāh).

bor

إِن شَاء اَللّٰه

Arabic إِن شَاء اَللّٰه (ʔin šāʔ allāh)


آرش

Turkish: arş


हे

हे भगवान


हे

Bengali: হে (he)

Hindi: हे (he)

Probably ultimately a natural expression, like English hey, Latin eia.


ゴックン

ゴックン (canonical)
ごっくん (canonical)
gokkun (romanization)

[ɡo̞k̚kɯ̟̃ɴ]


အို

word expressing surprise, pity, disapprobation, etc.: oh


bouon anniversaithe

bouôn annivèrsaithe
bouôn annivèrsaithe#Norman


pocketa-queep

Imitative, from a James Thurber short story.

He sprang to the machine, which was now going pocketa-pocketa-queep-pocketa-queep.

1939 March 18, James Thurber, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, in The New Yorker:

TA-POCKETA-POCKETA-QUEEP! TA-POCKETA-POCKETA-QUEEP! TA-POCKETA-POCKETA-QUEEP! went the Odor Extractors.

2007, Dan Greenburg, Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book 7: Please Don't Eat the Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, page 93:

At the instant Mr. Smitty saw the woman, smoke ballooned out from the dual tailpipes of his hurtling car, and the engine's sound changed to an unsettling pocketa-pocketa-queep-pocketa-queep.

2010, David Booth, Every Pointed Star, iUniverse, page 53:

It is like the old joke about the man who is called in to repair a gigantic but malfunctioning piece of machinery that is emitting a Thurberian pocketa-queep instead of its normal pocketa-pocketa.

2012, Lewis A. Coser, editor, The Idea of Social Structure: Papers in Honor of Robert K. Merton, Transaction Publishers, page 340:

A sound from a machine, usually when in need of a tune-up.


подобно

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подо́бно • (podóbno)

подо́бно (canonical)
podóbno (romanization)


よき

よき (canonical)
ヨキ (canonical)
yoki (romanization)


kerflop

The sound of something flopping heavily, or moving along in a flopping manner.


зүгээр

зүгээр • (zügeer)


ไม่เป็นไร

From ไม่ (mâi, “not”) + เป็น (bpen, “be”) + ไร (rai, “anything”).

com

used to express that the matter in question is not or no longer minded or deemed serious or important: never mind; forget it; it's nothing; no problem; no worries; not at all; it's okay; it's fine; it doesn't matter; it's all right; etc.

(slang) used to express refusal: I'm good; no thank you; etc.


cruzes

Jesus! (expression of unpleasant surprise)


obrigados

[ɔ.βɾiˈɣa.ðuʃ]

Obrigados pelo que fizeste.

(rare, used by a group of males, or males and females) thanks; thank you


obrigadas

[ɔ.βɾiˈɣa.ðɐʃ]

(rare, used by a group of females) thanks; thank you


adiante

From Old Galician-Portuguese adeante: from a- + diante. Compare Portuguese adiante and Spanish adelante.


والسلام

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والسلام • (vassalâm)

[ˈvæsːælɒːm]

From the Arabic phrase وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ (wa-s-salāmu ʕalaykum wa-raḥmatu llāhi wa-barakātuhu, “May the peace, mercy, and blessing of God be upon you!”), a phrase used at the end of speeches, especially Islamic ones.