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/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³⁻³⁵/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁵⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³⁻³⁵/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁵⁵/


ótimo

From Latin optimus (superlative of bonus, literally “best”), from ops (“power to help”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“work”).

inh

superlative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">bonus</i>


doncs

Inherited from Vulgar Latin dunc (with adverbial /-s/), probably from a crossing of Latin tunc with dum. Compare Occitan dunc, French donc, Italian dunque.


échec et mat

Inherited from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] conquered”). Perhaps conflated with Arabic مَاتَ (māta, “to die”).

der

Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta)


kapal ng mukha

tl-head

kapál ng mukhâ! (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)

kapál ng mukhâ! (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ (Baybayin)

From kapal (“thickness”) + ng (“of”) + mukha (“face”).

compound

(idiomatic, derogatory) said to someone lavishly praising themselves, when they may be exaggerating or being full of themselves

(idiomatic, derogatory) retort to one having gall, disrespect or shamelessness


hieperdepiep

Hieperdepiep hoera!
Hip hip hurray!


na und

Was soll das heißen hier, ich krieg nichts mehr? / Ich bin bankrott—Na und? Und ihr?

1996, “Risikobiographie”, in Posen, performed by Die Sterne:

What's that supposed to mean, I won't be getting any more? / I'm bankrupt, so what, and you?


noroc

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic нарокъ (narokŭ, “sentence”), from на- (na-) + рокъ (rokŭ), from Proto-Slavic *rokъ.


à vos souhaits

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-à vos souhaits.wav

God bless you (used after the first sneeze)


middei

mid- + dei. Compare English midday, Dutch middag.


ergh

“Ergh,” said Nesta, smelling the cup. “How can you drink that stuff? It smells like washing-up water.”


patatras

Il pose le pied maladroitement et, patatras, le voilà par terre.

He took one misstep and, wham!, found himself on the ground.


here we go

(*groans frustratedly*) Yeah, here we go… ’Top Israeli generals approve Lebanon offensive battle plans, army says’. Cool, cool, cool; cool cool cool.

2024 June 19, Vaush, 02:30 from the start, in IDF GENERALS APPROVE PLAN TO INVADE LEBANON, spoken by Vaush (Ian Kochinski):

Said when something is starting to happen.

(sarcastic) An expression of frustration upon seeing or hearing something bad repeated.


s'lut

(very informal) Alternative form of salut (“hi”)


Xesús

From Old Galician-Portuguese Ihesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yəhôšuaʿ).

Albino: Deyjame probar si quera
vnha gota a min tamen.
Marta: Pois tendela vara e besta
quen bos quita que bebàs?
Albino: Ay Iasus como me presta.

1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:

Albino: "Let me taste al least
a drop for myself"
Marta: "You have rod and horse,
who's forbidding you of drinking?"
Albino: "Oh, Jesus, it feels good!"


katjes

En om hem ‘s avonds in de keuken van haar stoel te krijgen, ging zij tot in ’t deurgat en riep: ‘Katjes, Baron! Zoek de beestjes!’

1930, Jozef Simons, “Tintelenteen”, in De laatste flesch, J. van Mierlo-Proost, Turnhout, pages 78-79

And to get him off her chair in the kitchen at night, she went and stood in the doorway and shouted: “‘Sic ’em’, Baron! Find the critters!”


nevvero

Contraction of (no)n è vero? (“isn't it true?”).

contraction

(informal, northern Italy) isn't it so?; isn't that true?


وا

(informal) indicates the speaker is surprised or confused.


hadir

From Malay hadir, from Classical Malay hadir, from Arabic حَاضِر (ḥāḍir, “present”). Doublet of hadirat and hadirin.

present or here (an answer for roll call)


hadir

Indonesian: hadir


down with

Down with the government!

The fugitives passed by his horse, through the group of the generals, through the foot guards, on the way towards Sedan with the cry, "Everyone for himself! All is lost! All is finished! Down with the Emperor — down with the generals who have betrayed us! On, on!"

1877, Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal, volumes 145-146, page 273:

Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.

يسقط

expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against


suck it

I got the promotion, and you didn't, so suck it.

(idiomatic, dismissal) Used to taunt or deny sympathy for a listener's misfortune.


verroest

Exclamation of surprise at a newly discovered fact.


vi hörs

(when followed by senare (“later”) or snart (“soon”)) I'll talk to you later/soon


och aye the noo

A stereotypical phrase said in mock imitation of Scottish people.


och aye

(Scotland) yes, OK; used to state agreement


mög

From Old Norse mykr, myki. Cognate with Danish møg.


hey up

From high up as a warning. Written heigh up by Joseph Wright in the English Dialect Dictionary. Always pronounced with the diphthong ɛɪ as was formerly used in high in these dialects. Never pronounced /e:/ as used in hay.

(Northern England, informal) A greeting.


ss

sss (the hiss of a snake or other reptile)


ss

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of s (“yes”)


ayup

(New England) Alternative spelling of ayuh


wolkom

From Old Frisian *wilkuma, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakumô.

Wolkom by Fryslân!


jä

From Old Frisian jē, from Proto-West Germanic *jā. Cognates include West Frisian ja and German ja. Doublet of jee and je.

Jä, man iek leeuwe die daach nit.

Used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations; OK; well


довиђења

довиђе́ња (canonical)
doviđénja (romanization)


збогом

збо̏гом (canonical)
zbȍgom (romanization)

рћи некоме збогом.

to bid farewell to somebody (with dative).

Једва чекам да сс сврши љето, доста ми је вреле климе
Збогом, море, збогом, море, одох у планине

2014, Горан Бреговић (lyrics and music), “Хајдемо у Планине”, in Bijelo Dugme Cd Box Set Deluxe (Abbey Road Remastered 2014), performed by Бијело Дугме, Croatia Records:

I can't wait for summer to end, I'm tired of the hot climate
Farewell, sea, farewell, sea, I'm going to the mountains

Jedva čekam da ss svrši ljeto, dosta mi je vrele klime
Zbogom, more, zbogom, more, odoh u planine


sweet mother of Jesus

Used to express surprise, disappointment or anger.


aiurea

Probably from Latin aliubi (a variant of alibi) + rē + a. Compare Aromanian aljurea, French ailleurs, Occitan alhors and Portuguese alhures.


byenvini

From French bienvenue (“welcome”), byen (“well”) + vini (“to come”).


phut

"Phut." Something whipped into the ground beside him and there was a pinpoint flash from the cabin. "B-o-i-n-g-g-g." There was another flash and the bullet hit the rail and whined off into the night.

1956, Ian Fleming, Diamonds are Forever, published 1965, page 100:

Then she heard the phut-phut-phut of an unfamiliar boat engine.

2007, Susan Gates, Beyond the Billboard:

A representation of the sound resembling the release of a blast of steam or exhaust gas; a representation of the sound of a fast but small puff of wind.


씨팔

(vulgar) Alternative form of 씨발 (ssibal, “fuck!”)


sakk-matt

A wanderword. Borrowed from German Schachmatt (“checkmate”). First attested in 1651. Utimately from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is defeated”).


мастдай

head

мастда́й • (mastdáj)

мастда́й (canonical)
mastdáj (romanization)

Вот мастдай-то однобытный! - воскликнула Ксюша.

2003, M. Voroncova, Свадебный наряд вне очереди, →ISBN, page 178:

Vot mastdaj-to odnobytnyj! - voskliknula Ksjuša.

(computing slang) used to express negative attitude towards something


meu Deus

desc

→ Spanish: (slang, Spain) meu Deus, (typo) meus Deus

[ˈmɛʊ̯ ˈðɛʊ̯s]

[ˈmeʊ̯ ˈðɛʊ̯s]


meu Deus

[meʊ̯ ˈdeʊ̯ʃ]


オーケー

ja-pos

オーケー • (ōkē)


好家伙

ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²/


ストップ

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
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ja:NHK放送文化研究所
ja:松村明


該死

/kaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/

/koɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ si³¹/

/kai⁵⁵⁻⁵³ si³³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴¹/

/kai⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵²⁻²¹/

/kaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/

/koɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ si³¹/

/kai⁵⁵⁻⁵³ si³³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴¹/

/kai⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵²⁻²¹/

該死！我把我的鑰匙丟了。

该死！我把我的钥匙丢了。


ぱふぱふ

[pa̠ɸɯ̟pa̠ɸɯ̟]

ぱふぱふにゃーにゃーおーまいおー (pafupafu nyānyā ō-mai-ō)

2014, “おじゃま虫”, DECO*27 [DECO*27] (lyrics):


háp

Háp! Háp! Háp! / Jönnek a Kacsák! / Hej, de éhes, hej, de szomjas / ez a társaság!

1954, Lőrinc Szabó, Falusi hangverseny (Village concert), archived from the original on 2018-10-19:

Quack! Quack! Quack! / The ducks are coming! / How thirsty, how hungry / is this bunch!

quack (the sound made by a duck; can be used repetitively: háp-háp)


alarga

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلارغه (alarga), from Italian al largo.

inh+

(slang) Is used with the meaning of "Pass through the open!" or "Don't approach!"


אַ דאַנק

head

אַ דאַנק • (a dank)


אַ דאַנק דיר

אַ דאַנק דיר • (a dank dir)


אַ בראָך איז מיר

אַ בראָך איז מיר • (a brokh iz mir)

/a bɾɔχ ɪz mɪɾ/


ווינד איז מיר

ווינד איז מיר

ווינד איז מיר • (vind iz mir)


אַ קלאָג איז מיר

אַ קלאָג איז מיר • (a klog iz mir)


אַ שיינעם דאַנק

אַ שיינעם דאַנק • (a sheynem dank)

/a ˌʃɛɪ̯nəm ˈdaŋk/


וויי איז מיר

וויי איז מיר

וויי איז מיר • (vey iz mir)


וויי איז צו מיר

וויי איז צו מיר

וויי איז צו מיר • (vey iz tsu mir)


aagh

An exclamation of horror, disgust or frustration


SMH

Initialism of shaking my head (used to convey disapproval).

Hamlet: SMH. Who is going to be BURIED here?

2015, William Shakespeare, Courtney Carbone, srsly Hamlet, Random House, →ISBN:

Initialism of scratching my head (used to convey confusion or incredulity).

(usually hyperbolic) Initialism of so much hate.


(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Abbreviation of cacete (“fuck!”).


diolch

From di- (“from, of”) + + golwch, gwolwch (“praise”), from golychaf, gwolychaf (“to praise”), from Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- (“to speak”). Related to Old Irish ad·tluchedar (“to give thanks, rejoice at”).


goedenavond

→ Sranan Tongo: nafu, navoen

→ Saramaccan: nááfu

Univerbation of goeden + avond, the accusative of goede avond.

Goedenavond, hoe gaat het met je?


nuh

From Middle English na, from Old English nā.


好啦，好啦

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lä⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lä⁴/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lä⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lä⁴/

There, there, don't cry! Everything will be okay!

Hǎo la, hǎo la, bié kū la! Yīqiè dōu guòqù la!

好啦，好啦，別哭啦！一切都過去啦！

好啦，好啦，别哭啦！一切都过去啦！

好啦，好啦，別那麼衝動。

好啦，好啦，别那么冲动。


congratz

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


conchetumare

(vulgar) Alternative form of conchatumadre


por el amor de Dios

for God's sake, for the love of God, for Christ's sake, for crying out loud


喔麥尬

/ˀɔ⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kä⁵¹/

/ˀɔ⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kä⁵¹/

Oh my God! This is too much! Could it be that Hiatula diphos is poisonous??

2002 August 1, 夾S人讀北科, “有人養饅頭蟹嗎???”, in tw.bbs.rec.aquarium, Usenet

Ōmàigà! Zhè zhēnshì tài kuāzhāng le, nándào xīshīshé yǒu dújù ma??

喔麥尬!這真是太誇張了,難道西施舌有毒劇嗎??

喔麦尬!这真是太夸张了,难道西施舌有毒剧吗??

Oh my God! She really doesn't know how she should deal with that “in-law” who performs brilliantly.

Ōmàigà! Tā shízài bù zhīdào gāi zěnme yìngfù nàge chàngzuòjùjiā de “qìngjiamǔ”.

喔麥尬！她實在不知道該怎麼應付那個唱作俱佳的「親家母」。

喔麦尬！她实在不知道该怎么应付那个唱作俱佳的「亲家母」。

While I'm playing “no, master ~ madam will see” in my mind, I bit the fish eye apart, with my mouth filled with the feeling of sliminess exploding and fish juice. Oh my God... is it onion!

2015, 盧啾啾 (Fox Lu), 一起熱血打工換宿吧！(Room and Board in Taiwan), page 155

Zài nèixīn shàngyǎn zhe “lǎoyé bùyào ~ fūrén huì kànjiàn” xìmǎ de tóngshí, ǎn yǎo pò le yúyǎn, gǔliū de bàojiānggǎn yǔ yúzhī chōngmǎn zài kǒuqiāng nèi, ōmàigà...... Shì yángcōng ma?

在內心上演著「老爺不要～夫人會看見」戲碼的同時，俺咬破了魚眼，古溜的爆漿感與魚汁充滿在口腔內，喔麥尬……是洋蔥嗎？

在内心上演着「老爷不要～夫人会看见」戏码的同时，俺咬破了鱼眼，古溜的爆浆感与鱼汁充满在口腔内，喔麦尬……是洋葱吗？

(chiefly Taiwan, slang) oh my God; my God; my goodness


fuckshit

→ Tagalog: pakshet

From fuck + shit, dysphemistically modeled after bullshit, horseshit, etc.


niech żyje

/ˈɲɛx ˈʐɘ.jɛ/


dayee

“Good day ′Un!” he said to the yardman.
“Day-ee, Jasper!” replied 'Un. “Day-ee, Silas! How′s things?”

1955, Arthur William Upfield, Cake in the Hat Box, page 4:

(Australia, dated) An ellipsis of good day.


mach's gut

Literally, “do it well”, that is "be fine", "be okay". Compare English farewell.


ñam ñam ñam

[ˌɲãm ˌɲãm ˈɲãm]


puši kurac

sh-interjection

puši kurac (Cyrillic spelling пуши курац)


jedi govna

jedi govna (Cyrillic spelling једи говна)


走一個

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

* Uncertain. Literally: 走 zǒu ("to walk") + 一個 yī gè ("one")

(colloquial) scull it!; chug it!; drink it all up!


који курац

Који курац се овд(ј)е догађа?

Који курац си то урадио?


nham

nom (the sound of eating, especially when related to tasty food)

yum (indicates delight at the taste of food)


drelin

brrr, whirr (a whirring sound, such as that of a machine)


odjebati

odjebi! (canonical)
odjebati (infinitive)
odjèbāvši (adverbial past)
odjebem (present singular)
odjebeš (present singular)
odjebe (present singular)
odjebemo (plural present)
odjebete (plural present)
odjebu (plural present)
odjebat ću (future future-i singular)
odjebaću (future future-i singular)
odjebat ćeš (future future-i singular)
odjebaćeš (future future-i singular)
odjebat će (future future-i singular)
odjebaće (future future-i singular)
odjebat ćemo (future future-i plural)
odjebaćemo (future future-i plural)
odjebat ćete (future future-i plural)
odjebaćete (future future-i plural)
odjebat će (future future-i plural)
odjebaće (future future-i plural)
bȕdēm odjebao (future future-ii singular)
bȕdēš odjebao (future future-ii singular)
bȕdē odjebao (future future-ii singular)
bȕdēmo odjebali (future future-ii plural)
bȕdēte odjebali (future future-ii plural)
bȕdū odjebali (future future-ii plural)
odjebao sam (past perfect singular)
odjebao si (past perfect singular)
odjebao je (past perfect singular)
odjebali smo (past perfect plural)
odjebali ste (past perfect plural)
odjebali su (past perfect plural)
bȉo sam odjebao (past pluperfect singular)
bȉo si odjebao (past pluperfect singular)
bȉo je odjebao (past pluperfect singular)
bíli smo odjebali (past pluperfect plural)
bíli ste odjebali (past pluperfect plural)
bíli su odjebali (past pluperfect plural)
odjebah (aorist past singular)
odjeba (aorist past singular)
odjebasmo (aorist past plural)
odjebaste (aorist past plural)
odjebaše (aorist past plural)
odjebao bih (conditional conditional-i singular)
odjebao bi (conditional conditional-i singular)
odjebali bismo (conditional conditional-i plural)
odjebali biste (conditional conditional-i plural)
odjebali bi (conditional conditional-i plural)
bȉo bih odjebao (conditional conditional-ii singular)
bȉo bi odjebao (conditional conditional-ii singular)
bíli bismo odjebali (conditional conditional-ii plural)
bíli biste odjebali (conditional conditional-ii plural)
bíli bi odjebali (conditional conditional-ii plural)
odjebi (imperative singular)
odjebimo (imperative plural)
odjebite (imperative plural)
odjebao m (active participle past singular)
odjebala f (active participle past singular)
odjebalo n (active participle past singular)
odjebali m (active participle past plural)
odjebale f (active participle past plural)
odjebala n (active participle past plural)
odjeban m (participle passive past singular)
odjebana f (participle passive past singular)
odjebano n (participle passive past singular)
odjebani m (participle passive past plural)
odjebane f (participle passive past plural)
odjebana n (participle passive past plural)

Koji ti je kurac, odjebi više!


gudskelov

[ˈɡ̊usɡ̊əˈlɒw]

[ˈɡ̊uðsɡ̊əˈlɒw]

Contraction of Gud ske lov (“[may] praise be to God”).


sablar

Sablar också!

(sometimes followed by också) darn it, drat (a mild and fairly quaint expletive)


fuck yeah

Do I wanna go snowboarding with you this weekend? Fuck yeah!

Fuck yeah! I just scored front-row tickets to the concert!

Honestly, the pivot from “fuck yeah!” (Daenerys laying waste to the Iron Fleet, then blasting the front gate of the city open from the inside, demolishing the lion’s share of the Golden Company in the process) to “Oh, dear god, no” (Dany and Grey Worm laying waste to everything after) was as solid a rug pull as could be hoped for.

2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 2019-05-15:

(slang, vulgar) An exclamation used to express agreement, joy, satisfaction, etc.


rits

Onomatopoeic. As a noun, a shortening of ritssluiting.

sound of tearing or closing a zip fastener


novidade

From Old Galician-Portuguese novidade, from Latin novitātem.

– O João trapaceou no jogo!
– Novidade...
– John cheated in the game!
– What else is new?


atchim

(onomatopoeia) achoo! (sound of a sneeze)


bună seara

LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-bună seara.wav

From bună + seara. Compare Italian buona sera, French bonsoir.


khổ

Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦. Doublet of khó.

Biết rồi, khổ lắm, nói mãi!

I get it! Good grief! Enough with the nagging!

good grief (an expression of exasperation, annoyance, irritation)


διάβολε

head

διάβολε • (diávole)

Διάβολε! Ξέχασα το διαβατήριο!

(offensive) (expresses anger, surprise) damn!


cạch

(onomatopoeia) the sound of something metal hitting something wooden


glhf

(Internet slang, video games) Initialism of good luck, have fun.


מזל טוב

he-interj

מַזָּל טוֹב • (mazál tov)

מַזָּל טוֹב (canonical)
mazál tov (romanization)

English: mazel tov

From Yiddish מזל טוב (mazl tov), literally "good luck", presumably originally meant as a wish for the addressee's good luck.


מזל טוב

מזל־טובֿ מזל־טובֿ#Yiddish


hóo

exclamation of surprise, exclamation to call attention


you go, girl

You've made it this far not because you're Michael Jackson's sister, but because you're Janet Jackson; a woman who knows where she wants to go and what bus to take. You go, girl!

1993 November, Ebony, volume 49, number 1, page 16:

"You go, girl!" has become a sort of affirmation anthem for African American women. Elaine Lee takes it back to its literal roots, imploring her sisters (whom she laments as having been "reluctant travelers far too long") to hit the road and see the world.

1997, Pathfinders Travel: The Travel Magazine for People of Color:

You go, girl! Your life is an open road.

1999, Cameron Tuttle, The Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road, page 7:

(informal) An expression of encouragement, chiefly for a girl or woman.


hollo

And then to Apollo hollo, trees, hollo.

1609, “Everie Woman In Her Humor”, in A Collection Of Old English Plays, Vol. IV.:

Presently up came the clerk; and when he saw his master, the parson, running after the three girls, he was greatly surprised, and said, "Hollo! hollo! your reverence! whither so fast!

1922, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Stories:

‘Hollo!’ he cried. ‘The blind’s down!’ I had noticed, when we were outside, that the blind was down at the front room window.

(UK, dated) hello (expressing puzzlement or discovery)


ǁám ǃāo

ǁám (“well”) + ǃāo (“remain”); literally: "stay well"


ách

Alternative form of ach (“ah! och! ugh!”)


hết

From Proto-Vietic *heːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔət ~ *ʔəət (“used up, finished, lacking”). Cognate with Thavung hɨ́t ("all"), Bahnar ơ̆t (“to hold breath, to fast”), Proto-Katuic *ʔet (“exhausted”) (whence Kuy ʔɛt ("tired")), Mon အိုတ် (“to be finished, exhausted”), Khmer អត់ (ʼɑt), Pear ʔet ("not"), Sa'och ʔeːt ("all"), Riang [Lang] ʔət¹ ("to stop, to halt").
Insertion of initial *h in Vietic can also be seen in *tŋ-ʔaːm (“jaw”) (> Vietnamese hàm, Late Vietic), *huːɲ (“to kiss”) (> Vietnamese hôn), *hanʔ (“he, she, it”) (> Vietnamese hắn), *haːr (“two”) (> Vietnamese hai), *hoːj (“foul-smelling”) (> Vietnamese hôi), *hɔːŋʔ (“river, brook”), *haːŋʔ (“to open (mouth)”).
For the semantic relationship, compare maybe English over, over-, German alle, all.


thwok

The rock in my hand made a hearty thwok when it hit the meat of the tree.

1996, Alaska quarterly review, Volume 15:

Thwok! The ball was past the man before he'd even begun to swing.

There was an irregular thwok-thwok from below, and balls sailed into sight and on into the far metal netting where they gave a faint rattle and plop...

2006, John Shannon, The Dark Streets: A Jack Liffey Mystery:


thock

Despite the construction of muffling sheds and sound barriers, the report has continued largely without interruption — thock, thock, thock-thock, thock.

2007 April 7, Andy Newman, “City Islanders Ponder Future Without Gunfire Across Bay”, in New York Times:

A clear, echoing thud, as of an axe chopping wood.


Herrgott

→ Czech: hergot

good Lord! (expression of being startled or scared)


мамочка

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ма́мочка • (mámočka)

ма́мочка (canonical)
mámočka (romanization)

Ru-мамочка.ogg

Ма́мочки, я ничего́ не ви́жу.

(in the plural) Used to express surprise, fear or other emotions; slightly humorous, on a similar level to holy mackerel, yikes, etc.


万歳

→ English: banzai

→ Indonesian: banzai

Shift in reading from 万(ばん)歳(ぜい) (banzei) below, keeping the older goon reading for the second character and adopting the relatively newer kan'on reading for the first character. Doublet of マンセー (mansē).


万歳

From Middle Chinese 萬歲 (MC mjonH sjwejH). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.


万歳

From Middle Chinese 萬歲 (MC mjonH sjwejH). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.


cút

(informal, offensive) Beat it!; Take a hike!; Get lost!


げっ

げっ (canonical)
ゲッ (canonical)
ge' (romanization)


thankyouverymuch

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

American Express will do nicely, thankyouverymuch.

1987, Geoff Crowther, East Africa: a travel survival kit:

Changing a spark plug was easier than building a computer – which she had done, thankyouverymuch – or even just making a really good risotto.

2007, Lucy A. Snyder, Installing Linux on a Dead Badger:

Dress pants (pleated, thankyouverymuch) with a hole in the back pocket? Sure thing.

2008, Cara Freie, I Love Ranch Dressing: And Other Stuff White Midwesterners Like:

thank you very much
thank you very much#English

(chiefly humorous, sarcastic) Alternative form of thank you very much


chapeau bas

Unadapted borrowing from French chapeau bas.


nich

From Middle Low German nicht, a contracted form of Old Saxon neowiht, from neo (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), derived from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wiht- (“thing”). Akin to German nicht, Dutch niet, West Frisian net, English not where similar developments took place.


lackaday

Univerbation with apheresis from the interjection "alack the day".

(dated) An expression of regret or grief.


vé

Borrowed from Occitan vei!, imperative of veire (“to see”).

J’ai un ami, Toni, enfin un copain. Parce que, vé, on est pas intimes, vous comprenez.


tuah

onomatopoeic

Imitative


ân

Ân?

Ân?


ǀùa ǁʻúm ǀnān

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ǀùa ǁʻúm ǀnān

ǀùa (“hold”) + ǁʻúm (“forgiveness”) + ǀnān (“head (alienated)”); literally: "give me forgiveness"


de quoi

De quoi ?!


hơ

Hơ? Mi mần chi rứa?


ực

nuốt cái ực


goeiemôre

Goeiemôre, John!


niech

Inherited from Old Polish niech. By surface analysis, clipping of niechaj. Compare Czech nechť, Serbo-Croatian neka, Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj), and Upper Sorbian njech.

surf

(Middle Polish) expresses dissatisfaction or impatience


امان

Turkish: aman

→ Albanian: aman

→ Armenian: աման (aman)

→ Greek: αμάν (amán)

→ Ladino: aman

→ Laz: ამანი (amani)

→ Macedonian: аман (aman)

→ Romanian: aman

→ Serbo-Croatian: aman


淒慘

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːm³⁵/

/t͡sʰe³³ t͡sʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰam⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ t͡sʰam⁵²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːm³⁵/

/t͡sʰe³³ t͡sʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰam⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ t͡sʰam⁵²/


一代

Phono-semantic matching from Japanese 痛(いた)い (itai). Popularized through a meme video featuring a person that looked like the Taiwanese streamer Godtone, dubbed with his voice.

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːi̯²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːi̯²²/


voluntez

Voluntez enirar, sioro.


bonveno

Borrowed from Esperanto bonvenon.. By surface analysis, bona (“good, well”) + veno (“come”).


ptooie

Alternative form of ptui (“sound of spitting”)


ptooey

Then suddenly the men were jarred by a discordant ptooey-splat! Soot had missed his shot, and hit the already juice-blackened wall behind the spittoon.


真是的

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩² d̥ə¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²² tɪk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩² d̥ə¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²² tɪk̚⁵/

(colloquial) used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!


真是

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

/t͡sən⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

/t͡sən⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

(colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!


ρε

From Koine Greek ὠρέ (ōré), from Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós). Doublet of βρε (vre) and μωρέ (moré).

Ρε Γιάννη, τι γίνεται εκεί πέρα; Ακούω φωνές.

Hey Gianni, what's going on over there? I can hear shouting.

Re Giánni, ti gínetai ekeí péra? Akoúo fonés.

Έλα ρε, μη λες τέτοια!

Come on, dude, don't say stuff like that!

(colloquial, informal) hey, eh, dude (informal address to a friend or acquaintance, usually male)

Φύγε από δω, ρε αλήτη.

Ξέρεις ποιος είμαι εγώ, ρε;

(colloquial, informal, offensive) you, blud (informal address to strangers and unfamiliar people to deliberately offend)

Αχ ρε τι πάθαμε.

Ρε, τον φουκαρά!

(colloquial, informal) jeez, gosh, yikes, my (expressing surprise or bewilderment)


eigh

"Eigh?" said Kemp, with his mouth open. "Keep your nerve," said the Voice. "I'm an Invisible Man."

1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance, New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC, page 55:

"Eigh, eigh! he's killed me!" Mr. Utley shrieked. But none of the students made a move out of their seats.


ハクション

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

[ha̠kɯ̟̊ɕõ̞ɴ]

2005 August 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)六(ろく)十(じゅう)六(ろく)訓(くん) さくらんぼってアレ桜(さくら)の木(き)になるの？ [Lesson 66: Cherries Grow into Cherry Trees, Right?]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

Enough! Just sneeze like a normal person!

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

大辞泉 w:ja:大辞泉

(onomatopoeia) achoo (the sound of a sneeze)


съжалявам

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съжаля́вам • (sǎžaljávam)

съжаля́вам (canonical)
sǎžaljávam (romanization)

[sɐʒɐˈlʲa̟vɐm]

Кой? Аз да ги мразя? Съжалявам, гълъбче, че лошо си ме разбрал.

Koj? Az da gi mrazja? Sǎžaljavam, gǎlǎbče, če lošo si me razbral.


давайте

дава́йте • (davájte)

дава́йте (canonical)
davájte (romanization)

Ru-давайте.ogg

+obj

let us, let's [with imperfective infinitive or perfective first-person plural future]


давайте

come on!; let us, let's (used for more than one person)


موفق باشید

[movæfːæɣˈbɒːʃiːd̪]


موفق باشی

[movæfːæɣˈbɒːʃiː]

[movæfæɣˈbɒːʃiː]


行ってらっしゃい

行ってらっしゃい (canonical)
itterasshai (romanization)

Conjunctive form of 行く (iku, “to go”) + shortened form of いらっしゃい (irasshai, “imperative form of いらっしゃる (irassharu)”).

see you later (said by a person staying, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette, lit.: (after) going, come back)


سلام علیکم

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سَلام عَلِیْکُم

سَلام عَلِیْکُم • (salâm 'aleykom)

سَلام عَلِیْکُم (canonical)
salâm 'aleykom (romanization)

Borrowed from Arabic سَلَام عَلَيْكُم (salām ʕalaykum).

bor+

سَلَام عَلَيْكُم

good day to you, good afternoon, hello, salaam alaikum (a somewhat formal Islamic greeting)


سلام علیکم

ur-interj

سَلام عَلَیکُم

سَلام عَلَیکُم • (salām 'alaikum) (Hindi spelling सलाम अलैकुम)

سَلام عَلَیکُم (canonical)
salām 'alaikum (romanization)
सलाम अलैकुम (Hindi)

From the Arabic سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُم (salāmun ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

bor

سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُم

(Islam) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)


bocsánat

From the obsolete verb bocsánik + -at (noun-forming suffix), from a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *boĺ.

Bocsánat a késésért!

Nincs bocsánat


sjø

Contraction of ser du? (“do you see?”) or skjønner du (“y'know”)

Æ veit ikkj, sjø.

Ho kainn det sjø, men no e ho klar som faen.

She can it, y'know, but now she is exhausted as hell.

Det va itj mæ, sjø.

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement or understanding at the end of a statement.


nom de Dieu

→ Dutch: nondeju

(blasphemous) bloody hell; Jesus Christ; goddammit (indicates surprise, anger, indignation, etc.)


nom de Dieu de bordel de merde

(France, vulgar, blasphemous) Jesus fucking Christ; holy fucking shit (indicates anger or surprise)


keine Ursache

you're welcome, don't mention it (used to acknowledge thanks; ritual reply to "thank you")


повели

yes? (used to ask politely what one wants)


あばよ

Contraction of phrase さらばよ (saraba yo, “farewell, goodbye”).

a casual parting expression: tata, cheerio, so long


בחייך

he-interj

בְּחַיֶּיךָ • (bekhayékha)

בְּחַיֶּיךָ (canonical)
bekhayékha (romanization)

בְּ־ + חַיִּים + ־ך, literally “in your life”, derived from an oath formula that meant "swear on your life that it is true".

af

come on, get out of town (expression of disbelief)

קָם אַבָּא בַר בָּא וְלָחַשׁ גַו אוּדְנֵהּ. אָמַר לֵהּ בְּחַיֶּיךָ הַב לָהּ גֵּט מִסָּפֵק.

a. 425 C.E., Jerusalem Talmud, Yevamot 15:4:

Abba son of Ba got up and whispered in his ear. He said, By your life! Give her a bill of divorce on account of the doubt.

kám ába var ba v'lakhash gav undéh. amár leh: b'khayékha hav lah get misafék


Jayzus

Dec wiped tears from his eyes at one point and asked me, 'Jayzus, Is, what are you on?'


涼拌

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ pän⁵¹/

/lœːŋ²¹ puːn²²/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² pua²²/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² pua²²/

/liã²² bø⁴⁴/

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ pän⁵¹/

/lœːŋ²¹ puːn²²/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² pua²²/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² pua²²/

/liã²² bø⁴⁴/

怎麼辦？涼拌！

怎么办？凉拌！

(Mandarin, slang, homophonic play on 辦／办 (bàn, “to do”)) there's nothing you can do about it; what you gonna do?


hertsileijaa

Voi hertsileijaa sentään, iha kauheeta.


好不好

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

作弊，好不好！


þey

Compare þegiðu (“shut up”) the viðskeyttur boðháttur of þegja (“to be silent”), þögn (“silence”) and þagga (“to silence”).

Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa,
þurran vill hún blóði væta góm,
eða líka einhver var að hóa
undarlega digrum karlaróm;
útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun
eru kannske að smala fé á laun.
Hush, hush, hush, hush,
the fox howls in the forest,
wanting to quench his thirst with blood.
Or - is it someone calling,
strangely, with a harsh voice?
Outlawed men, in the vast waste land
are secretly guarding their stolen sheep.


gelukkige verjaardag

/ɣəˈlʏkəɣə vərˈjaːrdɑx/


saluut

Wij Beatrix, bij de gratie Gods, Koningin der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau, enz. enz. enz. Allen, die deze zullen zien of horen lezen, saluut! doen te weten: (...)

2012 November 1, “Wet van 1 november 2012, houdende nieuwe regels omtrent aanbestedingen (Aanbestedingswet 2012) [Act of 1 November 2012, concerning new rules on procurement (Procurement Act 2012)]”, in Overheid.nl, retrieved 2023-09-12:

We Beatrix, by the grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc. etc. etc. To all who shall see these presents or shall hear them read, greetings! make it known: (...)


спасите

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спаси́те • (spasíte)

спаси́те (canonical)
spasíte (romanization)


чух

А по́езд чух, чух, чух… ― A pójezd čux, čux, čux… ― And the train goes choo choo choo…

Чух-чух-чух! ― Čux-čux-čux! ― Sooey, sooey

чу́шка

чу́ха (čúxa)


чу

Чу ― да́льний вы́стрел!

1840, Mikhail Lermontov, Valerik: "I'm Writing to You by Chance – Really":

listen!; be quiet! (interjection used to draw someone's attention to a sound or make someone listen to something)

Чу!.. в дали́ пусто́й греми́т // Колоко́льчик зво́нкий

Hark..! Something empty rattles in the distance // A resounding bell

Ču!.. v dalí pustój gremít // Kolokólʹčik zvónkij


dinges

From older dings, from ding (“thing”). Compare German Dings and Dingens in the same sense.

Wat ben je daar aan het doen? — Ja, eh... dinges!

What are you doing there? — Yeah, uh... something or other!

said when one can't or is too busy or distracted to think of the proper thing to say


bismillah

Finally, the boy told the king that he would succeed only if he gathered all his citizens as witnesses, declared bismillah rab al-gholam—“in the name of Allah, the God of this boy”—and fired an arrow.

2013 September 20, Peter Hessler, “Keeping The Faith”, in The New Yorker:

Alternative letter-case form of Bismillah.


indulás

go (for it), let’s go, let’s move/roll, let’s get going, let’s do it, hurry up, off you/we go

indicating that the train, coach, bus etc. is about to depart


whoopdee doo

(colloquial, sarcastic) Alternative form of whoop-de-doo


whaddayathink

(slang) Contraction of what do you think?. What is your opinion?


kösz

Clipping of köszönöm (“thank you”, first-person singular present definite of köszön).

clipping

first-person singular present definite of <i class="Latn mention" lang="hu">köszön</i>


nyugalom

From the same Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńuŋɜ- (“to rest, relax”) stem as nyugszik + -alom.

inh

megnyugszik

the parenthetical suffixes create the formal versions

don't worry, fret not, take it easy, keep your cool, calm down


basszus

Minced oath for the vulgar expletive bassza meg or a synonymous derivation of the verb.


γείτσες

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γείτσες • (geítses)

From the plural form of υγεία (ygeía) + -ίτσα (-ítsa), minus the initial vowel.

bless you, gesundheit (to someone sneezing)


будьте здоровы

бу́дьте здоро́вы

бу́дьте здоро́вы • (búdʹte zdoróvy)

бу́дьте здоро́вы (canonical)
búdʹte zdoróvy (romanization)

LL-Q7737 (rus)-Tatiana Kerbush-будьте здоровы.wav

(formal or to a group) bless you (said to someone who has sneezed)

(formal or to a group) good-bye (lit., "be healthy"), take care


ау

— Юль! — А́у?
— Julʹ! — Áu?
— Yuliya! — Huh?

(colloquial) huh? (used as a response to one's name being called or to indicate not quite having heard something)


faw

"It's a complicated thing, though, isn't it." "Faw!" Churchill said.

1972, John Gardner, The Sunlight Dialogues, page 36:

“If you'd carry a camera around your neck and walk fifty feet ahead of me, nobody would know we were together.”
“Faw,” he said. “And tush.”

2013, John D. MacDonald, A Tan and Sandy Silence:


saúde

From Old Galician-Portuguese saude (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin salūtem, accusative singular of salūs (“health”).

gesundheit; bless you (said to someone who has just sneezed)

Don frey Beringel da ordêê dos pregadores, por lla graçia de Deus arçibispo de Santiago, cappellan mayor del Rey et chançeller et notario mayor do reyno de Leon â âs justiças da nosa çidade de Santiago et ao noso pertegeyro da Rocha et ao moordomo que andar no couto de Uama et a qualquer noso procurador et a cada huun de uos a que esta nosa carta for mostrada, saude.

1326, M. Lucas Alvarez & M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 68

Lord friar Berengar of Landorra of the Order of Preachers, by the grace of God archbishop of Santiago, senior chaplain of the King and chancellor and senior notary of the kingdom of Leon, to the ealdormen of our city of Santiago and to our verger of the castle of the Rocha and to the steward of the fiefdom of Bama, and to any of our agents and to each and everyone reading this letter, hail.


saúde

From Old Galician-Portuguese saude, from Latin salūtem (“health”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, completed”).


ура

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ура́ • (urá)

→ English: ura

→ Georgian: ურა (ura)

→ Ingrian: urraa

→ Tatar: ура (ura)

→ Veps: ura

Ура́! Ура́! Ура́! Донцы́ пе́сню пою́т! ― Urá! Urá! Urá! Doncý pésnju pojút! ― Hoorah, hoorah, hoorah! The Don Cossacks sing a song!

hoorah, hooray (elated expression of approval, especially as a battle cry)


prijatno

prȉjātno (canonical)
при̏ја̄тно (Cyrillic)


пријатно

при̏ја̄тно (canonical)
prȉjātno (romanization)


pillaloo

Of Irish origin; originally began as a hunting cry.

Oh, pillaloo! why should ye go, my boy, and lave all the good atin and drinkin?

1837 Benson Hill, "the Irish Howl," Gentleman's magazine, Volume 1, Chas. Alexander, p183

“Och, but its kilt and smashed intirely they are,” returned Larry, as he stumbled over the shattered remains of a corpse; “och hone – och hone – pillaloo, pillaloo!”

1839, Matthew Henry Barker, Hamilton King; or, The smuggler and the dwarf, by the Old Sailor,, page 196:

1857 Henry Murray, Lands of the Slave and the Free
The dialogue was brought to a sudden stop by the frantic yell of the juvenile pledge of their affections, whose years had not yet reached two figures; a compact little iron-bound box had fallen on his toe, and the poor little urchin’s pilliloo, pilliloo, was pitiful.

An’ the wust was, that what wi’ the rumpus an’ her singin’ out “Pillaloo!” an’ how the devil was amongst mun, havin’ great wrath, the Lawyer’s sarmon about a “wecked an’ ’dulterous generation seekin’ arter a sign” was clean sp’iled.

1888 Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Astonishing History of Troy Town, p107


diam

Borrowed from Malay diam. For some Chinese speakers, Hokkien 恬 (tiām, “silent”) or Teochew 恬 (diam⁷, “silent”) are alternative derivations.

Diam lah, you have no gal let alone have a son or daughter.

2021 April 8, intruder, “God so loved the world”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):

If the answer is affirmative, then he is qualified to talk to us. Otherwise, diam lah.

2023 December 9, “Najib wants more time for another run.”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):

So diam lah, baruah bangsat!

2013 June 7, <par@tmnet.net.my>, “Mooted online media control 'not politically motivated'”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):

(informal, Singapore, chiefly Malaysia) Be quiet.


point taken

Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker regarding a specific observation or objection raised by another.


yani

Ultimately from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “[he/she/it] means”).

der

(adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know


yani

(slang) that is to say, that is, so, I mean, you know


yani

→ Swedish: yani

From Ottoman Turkish یعنی (yani), from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “he means”).


naamik

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


helaas pindakaas

Literally, “alas, peanut butter”, pindakaas being included for humorous effect and because it rhymes with helaas. Became common in the late 1980s.

(humorous, idiomatic) too bad; oh well; too bad, so sad


for the love of Mike

"[…] But the police have an idea that I committed—" / "What—for the love of Mike?" / "Murder!" / "Good heavens!" / "And that isn't all, Bob. They've a couple of bakers' dozens of witnesses, all cocked and primed to swear to it!"

1921 April 16, Achmed Abdullah, “Framed at the Benefactor’s Club”, in Detective Story Magazine; republished in Fear and Other Stories from the Pulps, [Holicong, Pa.?]: Wildside Press, 2005, →ISBN, chapter IV (In His Pocket), page 104:

"Ted, you listen to Mr. Thompson!" said Howard Littlefield. "Oh, for the love o' Mike, I am listening!" Ted shouted.

"For the love of Mike! What did you pay?" "Ten thousand francs apiece." "But, Irma, that's preposterous! He never got half that for a painting in all his life."


ও

Probably ultimately a natural expression, like English O, oh, Ancient Greek ὦ (ô).

ও ভাই!

ও মিয়া!

ও, হ্যাঁ!


Irregular romanisation of 笑死 (siu3 sei2).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) LOL


行って来ます

行って来ます (canonical)
itte kimasu (romanization)

see you later (said by a person leaving, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette, lit.: (after) going, I will come back)


お帰りなさい

ja-pos

お帰(かえ)りなさい • (okaerinasai) ^(←おかへりなさい (okaferinasai)?)

お帰りなさい (canonical)
okaerinasai (romanization)
okaferinasai (romanization)
おかへりなさい (hiragana historical)

welcome home (said by a person greeting another coming back home, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette)


ただいま

Short of 只(ただ)今(いま)、帰(かえ)りました (tadaima, kaerimashita, “I'm back right now”).

ja-r

ただ%いま、かえりました

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


hysj

Quiet! I can't hear a word they say.

Hysj! Eg kan ikkje høyra eit ord av kva dei seier. (Nynorsk)


szufla

(colloquial) used to encourage to shake hands to greet


tervemenoa

terve (“well, healthy”) + menoa (“going”); formed according to tervetuloa (“welcome”)

compound

Näkemiin ja tervemenoa!

good riddance (indicates that a departure, or loss is welcome)


sictir

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سیكدیر (sikdir).

bor+

(vulgar) begone! scram! fuck off! get lost!


ধন্যবাদ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धन्यवाद (dhanyavāda).


steady on

- I'm never going back to that restaurant!
- Steady on! They only brought you the wrong drink.

Indicates a need not to exaggerate or be excessive


худ

худ худ
худ худ#Mongolian


what in the world

Well, what in the world / Women in black / Don't you remember? / Send us back

1983, R.E.M. (lyrics and music), “Just a Touch”, in Lifes Rich Paegent:


συγνώμη

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συγνώμη • (sygnómi)

From συγγνώμη (syngnómi) with simplification of pronunciation colloquially.

συγγνώμη συγγνώμη#Greek


mæh

(onomatopoeia) baa, maa (sound of a sheep)


le sigh

Used by Pepé Le Pew, stereotypically French skunk character in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons; combination of French le (“the”) and English sigh.

I would also fly business class instead of in the cattle section.. *le sigh* I hate those small seats. Even though I lost weight, I swear the "economy" section of the plane has been getting smaller and smaller.

2000, Austin Creations, “What if?”, in alt.crafts.professional (Usenet):

“Yeah, Scott. He is so frickin' cute. I could totally lick ice cream from those dimples. And those blue eyes… Le sigh.”

2014, Karen Templeton, Santa's Playbook, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 37:

(informal, humorous) A sigh of longing or disappointment.

Looney Tunes
Merrie Melodies
Pepé Le Pew


schachmatt

From Middle High German schāch mat, from Persian شاه مات (šāh māt). By surface analysis, Schach + matt. The alternative form with intervening und is also already attested as Middle High German schāch unde mat.

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


bewdy

I scored us a couple of tickets to the match on Saturday. — Bewdy, mate!

The young woman gave them the fingers up and walked back disdainfully, ignoring their whistles and shouts of, ‘Bewdy, you showed him.’

1993, Patti Walkuski, David Harris, No Bed of Roses: Memoirs of a Madam, page 124:

“Bewdy!” said Hugh, as he turned away to get his breakfast.

2009, Howard Young, Searching the Crocodile Coast: Sequel to Crocodile Coast Crash, page 6:

‘Listen, I′ll give it some thought,’ I said. ‘I′ll come back to you tomorrow, okay?’ I was being polite.
‘Tomorrow? Bewdy,’ said Mallon.

2011, Bruce Guthrie, Man Bites Murdoch: Four Decades in Print, Six Days in Court, page 123:

(Australia, informal) Used to express enthusiasm, pleasure or approval.


scaccus

[ˈs̠käkːʊs̠]


παρακαλώ

παρακαλώ • (parakaló)

EL-παρακαλώ.ogg

Inherited from Koine Greek παρακαλῶ (parakalô, “beseech, entreat”), ancient sense: "invite", contracted form of Ancient Greek παρακαλέω (parakaléō). By surface analysis, παρα- (para-) + καλώ (kaló, “call”).

surf

Φέρε μου, σε παρακαλώ, έναν καφέ.

you're welcome, it's nothing (response to being thanked)

(on answering the telephone, or not understanding) hello? excuse me?

on answering the telephone; or not understanding; on answering the telephone; or not understanding


shink

The shink of a blade drawn from its scabbard rent the air. The dim light of a wall torch flashed upon the steel. With a lunge in tierce, Riccoboni slashed at the small man by his side. Pasquale groped clumsily at his waist for his own sword[…]

2010, Donna Russo Morin, The Secret of the Glass, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 301:

The men-at-arms knocked their visors down with the edges of their shields, a multiple metallic shink-shink sound, transformed from men to steel figures[…]

2016 September 6, S. M. Stirling, The Desert and the Blade, Penguin, →ISBN, page 218:

Shink...Shink! The sword is drawn across the stone. The right angle, the right speed, and the right amount times ... blade from becoming dull, but.

2022 November 18, Garrett Driggers, Tales of Teras: Adequate Abandonment, Garrett Driggers, →ISBN:

SHINK. SHINK. My sword blade slid smoothly against the whetstone. I lifted the blade and tested the sharpness before dripping more water on the stone and repeating the motions.

2023 April 18, Shannon Pemrick, Valkyrie Renewed, Shannon Pemrick, →ISBN:

The sound of something metal, such as a blade, sliding (along other metal, along a whetstone, etc).

SHINK! Maraki's sword impales the demon from behind.

2008 03, Christopher Clarke-Milton, Dawn of the Messiah Book1, Xulon Press, →ISBN, page 190:

Knocked off balance from Bell's charge, the cleaver was useless in defense. SHINK! The knife buried itself into the Minotaur's right hand, cutting flesh, bone and tendons alike.

2015 August 18, Fujino Omori, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 3 (light novel), Yen Press LLC, →ISBN:

[…] blades pop from its exterior. Shink! Shink! Shink, shink, shink! Dozens, hundreds, gleaming bright—just like the ones inside, only, these are coming for me. Like helicopter blades, they rotate, cutting through the air, whipping down at[…]

2019 March 26, Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, Rekindled: The Circuit Fae Nemesis Prequel - Novella 3.5, GirlyEngine Press, →ISBN:

SHINK! SHINK! SHINK! SHINK! The blades chopped the waterfall of cooked corn paste, spitting hot debris up into Dusty's fur. Her eyes were squeezed shut. Her ear was bleeding, her tail looked singed. And she was slipping. The[…]

2021 August 31, Christian McKay Heidicker, Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City, Henry Holt and Company (BYR), →ISBN:

Shink! The sound of a sword piercing through flesh.

2022 May 4, Preston Francis, The Fictionals and the Book Club Rebellion, Page Publishing Inc, →ISBN:

He hit nearly all targets in bull's-eye, fought like a gladiator, and eventually there was a shink of his sword. Kenya realized what he hit. It was a boy, blond, with nearly white hair and pale skin.

2024 January 11, Madelyn Lapierre, The Astro Chronicles, Fulton Books, Inc., →ISBN:

In particular, the sound of a blade sliding into or out of something.


osis

Osis!


হ

From earlier হয় (hoẏ, literally “(it) happens”), repurposed as an affirmative, derived from হওয়া (hoōẇa, “to be”). Compare Sylheti ꠅꠄ (oe), Assamese হয় (hoy), Odia ହଁ (hã).


järnvägars

to heck, a mild curse, a way to correct oneself after uttering the first half of jävlar


drelin-drelin

ding dong (onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell)


pish posh

“Oh, pish posh,” Miss Beauregard didn't buy it. “Your home couldn't be that bad.”

2004, Greg Johnson, The Loony Bin Blues: The Next Generation Flies Over the Cuckoo's Nest, page 264:

“You don't believe in angels? Oh, pish-posh, Officer. How do you think we make it through the day without angels?”

2007, Julie Failla Earhart, Home Sweet Home & Other Dangerous Places, page 48:


waesucks

Waesucks! for him that gets nae lass, / Or lasses that hae naething.


tabi

a customary expression to excuse oneself from spirits or ghosts so as to avoid offending or injuring them, used especially when passing through or entering an unfamiliar, wooded or haunted place


tabi

tabì (canonical)
tabí (canonical)
ᜆᜊᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Malay tabik, ultimately from Sanskrit क्षन्तव्य (kṣantavya). Compare Kapampangan tabi. See also bati and Malay tabek.

used to tell or order people to get out of one's way: out of the way!; excuse me!; move aside!; step aside!


tjänare

* (interjection sense) Ellipsis of mjuka tjänare, in turn clipping of ödmjuka tjänare (“humble servant”), from phrases such as jag är eder ödmjuka tjänare (”I am your humble servant”) etc. Compare German servus and Italian ciao.
* (noun sense) From tjäna (“to serve”) + -are (“-er”).

clipping

–Tjänare, Jerker, sade Sotare-Olle, varsågo å sitt på våra bord å bänkar, ta för dej en skorpa å ät dej mätt, de ä Dalman som bjuder, å eftersom man får’et gratis, så får de väl duga!

– Hi there, Jerker, said Sotare-Olle, go ahead and have a seat on our tables and benches, have a rusk to eat, Dalman is offering, and since it’s for free, it’s good enough!

– Tjänare, förlåt att jag stör dej i semesterupptakten.

– Hi, I’m sorry to bother you right in the beginning of holidays.

(colloquial) hey, yo (a colloquial greeting)


onnenpekka

[ˈo̞nːe̞mˌpe̞kːɑ̝]


ჯანდაბა

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ჯანდაბა • (ǯandaba)

From Arabic جَهَنَّمَ (jahannama), genitive of Arabic جَهَنَّم (jahannam, “hell”). Shanidze explains the change as follows: *ჯაჰანნამა (*ǯahannama) > *ჯაჰანდაბა (*ǯahandaba) > *ჯაანდაბა (*ǯaandaba) > ჯანდაბა (ǯandaba), with changes მ (m) > ბ (b), ჰ (h) loss before a vowel and the fact that two consonants of the same class (ნ, რ, ლ) cannot create consonant clusters with each other in words, thus the change *ნნ > ნდ (cf. განსპეტაკნების (gansṗeṭaḳnebis) but განმწუანდების (ganmc̣uandebis)). Compare also Armenian ջանդամ (ǰandam).


forsvinn

From Norwegian Bokmål svinne (“to disappear, vanish”), from Proto-Germanic *swindaną. Cognate with Swedish försvinn. More at English swind.


forsvinn

From Norwegian Nynorsk svinne (“to disappear, vanish”), from Proto-Germanic *swindaną. Cognate with Swedish försvinn. More at English swind.


tackar

thanks! (short for "man tackar," "jag tackar," or the like)


v'la

(colloquial) Nonstandard spelling of voilà.


visst

– Har du tid att hjälpa mig lite snabbt? – Visst, inga problem!
– Do you have time to give me a quick hand? – Sure, no problem!


emat

From Dutch mat (“check”), from Middle Dutch mat (“checkmate”), borrowed from Old French mat, borrowed from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is dead”). Doublet of sekakmat.

der

(chess) Word called out when an opponent's king or queen is threatened with voidable capture; mate.


dide

Ọbanla e, ọbanla dide!


qué te pasa, calabaza

Literally, “what's up, pumpkin?”, probably through rhyming, similar to English see you later alligator.


anan

Variant form of anon (“in a moment; presently”).

'You are familiar with the Polynesian, I collect?' asked Stephen.
'Anan, sir?'
'The South Sea language.'

1991, Patrick O'Brian, Clarissa Oakes [historical fiction, set circa 1812]:

“There was once [a mother], as in reason; but she has now been dead and sunk these two good years.”
“Anan?” said Deerslayer, looking up at his companion in a little surprise.
“Dead and sunk, I say, and I hope that's good English. The old fellow lowered his wife into the lake, by way of seeing the last of her, as I can testify, being an eye-witness of the ceremony; but whether Tom did it to save digging, which is no easy job among roots, or out of a consait that water washes away sin sooner than 'arth, is more than I can say.”

1841, J[ames] Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer: A Tale. […], 1st British edition, volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC:

“Poor child, in what a den of vice you have been brought up!”
“Anan, sir.”
“She don’t understand me. Have you been taught to read and write?”
“Oh no!”

1837, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], Ernest Maltravers […] , volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC:

“Anan!” cried Briggs, recovering his temper from the perplexity of his understanding, at a discourse to which his ears were wholly unaccustomed, “what d'ye say?”

1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, volume III:

“I am quite assommé, Sir,” returned the Captain, “to disturb you, but I must really hint you don't comprehend me; the ladies are extremely inconvenienced by these sort of sights [a man without his wig], and we make it a principle they should never be accablées with them.”
“Anan!” cried Mr Briggs, staring.
“I say, Sir,” replied the Captain, “the ladies are quite au desespoir that you will not cover your head.”
“What for?” cried he, “what's the matter with my head? ne'er a man here got a better! very good stuff in it; won't change it with ne'er a one of you!”

1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, volume II:

She called out, however, “Are any of Mr Briggs's servants below?”
“Anan!” answered the boy, who came to the foot of the stairs, with a knife in one hand and an old shoe, upon the sole of which he was sharpening it, in the other, “Does any one call?”
“Yes,” said Cecilia, “I do; for I could not find the bell.”

1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, volume I:

This reply converted the looks of the inquirer into a stare of infinite stolidity, accompanied with the word, Anan! which he pronounced in a tone of fear and astonishment.

1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:

As he walked along, Strap, at my desire, inquired of a carman, whom we met, whereabouts Mr. Cringer lived: and was answered by a stare, accompanied with the word “Anan!” Upon which I came up, in order to explain the question, but had the misfortune to be unintelligible likewise

(obsolete) Expressing incomprehension or doubt; often requesting repetition or clarification, especially as an as an interrogative.


aviam

Univerbation of a + veiam, vejam, archaic first-person plural imperative of veure.


pardi

And why so many grains of calomel? santa Maria! and such a dose of opium! periclitating, pardi! the whole family of ye, from head to tail.

1765, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 8, Penguin, published 2003, page 491:


pardi

(dated) (yes,) obviously! (yes,) for God's sake! (yes,) of course!


parde

English: pardie, pardy, perdy, perdie

From Anglo-Norman pardi, pardeu, and Old French pardeu, from par (“by”) + Deu (“God”).


pinade

A minced oath of Jesu pine og død (“Jesus' pain and death”).

(colloquial, euphemistic) Expressing dismay or discontent


luso

go fuck yourself
go fuck yourself#English


dolje

dol(j)e s vladom!


доље

дол(ј)е с владом!


hau hau

/ˈhɑu̯ˌhɑu̯/

[ˈhɑ̝u̯ˌhɑ̝u̯]


ώπα

όπα όπα#Greek


asdfghjkl

From the second row of letters in a QWERTY keyboard.

(Internet slang) Expresses a moment of incoherence due to emotion on the part of the speaker.


חחח

חָחָחָ (canonical)
chachacha (romanization)

חחח נכון נ. את עשית את כל הבלאגן!!
חחח nakhón N. át asít ét kól habalagán!!

2012 February 9, a Netanya policewoman in a Facebook conversation, quoted in Raanan Ben-Zur (רענן בן צור), "השוטרים חשפו בפייסבוק: 'המכות בגלל שוטרת'" (hashot'rím khas'fú b'féisbuk: "hamakót biglál shotéret", "The officers revealed on Facebook: 'the beatings were because of a policewoman'"), on Ynet

(slang) LOL, hahaha: used to indicate that the writer is laughing.


আসসালামু আলাইকুম

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আসসালামু আলাইকুম

LL-Q9610 (ben)-Yahya-আসসালামু আলাইকুম.wav

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

bor+

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم


noapte bună

LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-noapte bună.wav


balek

se battre les couilles de
se battre les couilles de#French

(Informal, vulgar) Clipping of se battre les couilles de.


sakra

Directly or indirectly from Latin sacramentum (“Sacrament”).


tchah

Tchah! he wouldn't have cared to stay. He dines late and fashionable-like at home.

1890, George Manville Fenn, Eli's children: the chronicles of an unhappy family:

Tchah! I was stopped by two security patrols. First the Federals, they at least have some discipline, but the second! Aie, you know our municipales? Brutos. Worse than cops on TV, bang, bang.

1968, Bernard Victor Dryer, The torch bearers: a novel:

Tchah! She had to get him out the door. Did she say “No” to his latest impertinence? She must've, she supposed.


μεγάλε

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μεγάλε • (megále)

Μεγάλε! Τα κατάφερες!

Expresses approval, affirmation, recognition:


արա

→ Russian: ара (ara)

Shortening of ա՛յ տղա (áy tġa). Alternatively, from earlier ա՛դա (áda), from Azerbaijani ədə.

արա՛, ա՛յ համբալ

a very informal way of addressing a familiar male person


DFTBA

An initialism popularized by the Vlogbrothers, Hank and John Green.

And feel free to subscribe, cause you already know that makes you aware when the newest video is uploaded. Thanks and DFTBA

2009 May 2, Azrhel, “New option for uploading: formatting tags”, in youtube-howto (Usenet):

Hear^([sic])'s a link to his YT channel[.] Enjoy! DFTBA - don't forget to be awesome!

2009 May 7, jehazl...@gmail.com, “A young EC on the rise.”, in alt.music.eric-clapton (Usenet):

I will be out of town this weekend, so I won't be able to make it to the potluck. Sorry! ♥ DFTBA ☮, Ruchira

2010 June 11, Ruchira Larola, “Who wants to be a superstar?”, in summer-of-solutions-iowa-city-2010 (Usenet):

(Internet slang) Initialism of don't forget to be awesome.

Hank Green
John Green (author)
Vlogbrothers


বাল

From Sanskrit वाल (vāla, “(animal) hair”).

বাল ছেড়া গেছে!

I don't give a damn. (literally, "as if my pubes got rended!")

বাল!

বালের নিয়মকানুন!

Shit rules!/Fuck the rules! (literally, "rules from the pubes!")

used to show disgust, anger, annoyance or disapproval, or great displeasure with something or somebody


খবরদার

Borrowed from Classical Persian خبردار (xabardār); also analyzable as খবর (khobor) + -দার (-dar). The interjective usage evolved from the specialization of the originally nominal word, which has since become obsolete.


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benvingut (feminine benvinguda, masculine plural benvinguts, feminine plural benvingudes)

benvinguda (feminine)
benvinguts (masculine plural)
benvingudes (feminine plural)

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

surf

welcome (to a male or person of unknown gender)


benvinguda

Literally, “well come”. From ben (“well”) + vinguda (“come”). Presumably a calque of a Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwumô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome.
The are many cognates in other Romance languages, such as French bienvenu, Spanish bienvenido and Italian benvenuto.


প্লীজ

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প্লীজ • (plīj)

Borrowed from English please. Cognate with Hindi प्लीज (plīj), Nepali प्लिज (plij).


ออ

used to express acceptance or realisation.


կեցցե

կեցցե • (kecʻcʻe)

hy-interj

կեցցե • (kecʻcʻe)

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian կեցցէ (kecʻcʻē, “let he/she/it live”), 3rd person subjunctive aorist tense of կեամ (keam, “to live”).


ĉaŭ

Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello; goodbye”), from Venetan ciao (“hello; goodbye”, literally “[I am your] servant”), from Medieval Latin sclavus (“Slav; slave”). Doublet of sklavo and slavo. Colloquial use likely reinforced by German servus (“hello; goodbye”), which is used similarly.

der

(neologism, informal) ciao; hello, goodbye


n/m

n/m, I should probably have read more inbox before replying.

2010 September 2, Peter Zijlstra, "Re: [PATCH 1/3] lib: introduce some memory copy macros and functions", in linux.kernel, Usenet

(Internet slang) Abbreviation of never mind.


wuxtry

Then outside my humble dwelling / Comes a strident brazen call, / "Wuxtry, Wuxtry!" / hear the yell, / "Two more churches shot to hell!"

1915, Elizabeth W. Champney, Romance of Old Belgium, from Cæsar to Kaiser, page 407:

When I got to the corner, I heard the boy calling "Wuxtry". He was walking slowly down the side street, pausing to hand out papers to people who came out of their houses.

1940, R. L. Goldman, The Snatch, page 108:

Wuxtry! Wuxtry! Negro threatened by lynch mob!

1969, Waters Edward Turpin, These low grounds, page 337:

Wuxtry! Wuxtry! Read all about blazing man of fire!

1994, Kurt Busiek, Marvels: Book One, page 6:

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


bahaha

(chiefly Internet) Representation of laughter.


yläfemma

[ˈylæˌfe̞mːɑ̝]

ylä- (“upper, high”) + femma (“five”); calque of English high five

gimme a five, give me five, slap me five


dk

(text messaging) Abbreviation of dankon (“thank you”).


bv

(text messaging, Internet slang) Abbreviation of bonvolu (“please”).


amakuru

"Amakuru?"
"Ni meza."
"How are you?"
"I'm well."


what's going on

(idiomatic, informal) An informal greeting.

(idiomatic, informal) An expression of concern, asking for an explanation.


mêl

From Latin malu(m) (“bad”), accusative of Latin malus (“bad”).

used to express blame, reproach: that's bad!, that's too bad!


oldu

— Sabah səhər iş yerimə gəl. — Oldu!

—Come to my work place tomorrow morning. —OK!

OK (used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance)


'ello

A representation of the pronunciation of hello by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]).

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


thank fuck

see others there, including thank goodness

(vulgar) Used to express gratitude or relief.

сла́ва я́йцам

vulgar exclamation of gratitude or relief


thank God

Of present subjunctive mood; semantically equivalent to God be thanked.

Near-synonyms: (synonymous in nonliteral usage) thank goodness, thank heavens; (similar intent) praise be, praise be to God, praise the Lord; (non-Abrahamic, including polytheistic, often facetiously/nonreligiously) thank gods, thank Goddess, thank goddesses; (irreverently, obscenely) thank fuck

There is the story of the famous Hollywood glamour photographer who cooled his heels around Washington for three months while waiting for one of our leading commanders, and then was granted exactly 15 minutes for the sitting. […] Our military leaders simply don't have time for such trivia. Thank God!

1943 December 7, Herbert L. Bregstein, “The Armored Force and the Camera”, in Popular Photography, volume 13, number 6, page 77:

Used to express gratitude or relief, usually literally (religiously) but sometimes figuratively (nonreligiously).


zo te cuște

(regional, Transylvania) May God be with you; God bless you


किम्

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किम् • (kim)

Excluding the neuter form किम् (kim) itself, inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kás, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷós.
Further etymology
कद् (kad), attested in the Ṛgveda, was the original neuter singular nominative-accusative, and is used in the later language as the base form of this term in compounds (for example, in कच्चन (kaccana, “in no way or manner”) from कद् (kad) + चन (cana, “also not”)). Compare Latin quod.
In Classical Sanskrit, किम् (kim), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kím ~ čím, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷím, supplanted कद् (kad) as the neuter singular nominative-accusative. Other vestiges of the old Indo-Iranian declinable *kím ~ čím are also seen in the indeclinables किस् (kis), चिद् (cid). Mayrhofer considers this suppletion a Prakritism or more likely an archaism, for which compare Younger Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬨 (cim), 𐬐𐬆𐬨 (kəm).

(often followed by किल (kila)) what a pity!


小心

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (小心):
* → Japanese: 小(しょう)心(しん) (shōshin)
* → Korean: 소심(小心) (sosim)
* → Vietnamese: tiểu tâm (小心)

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/ɬiau⁵⁵ ɬim³³⁻³³⁵/

/sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sim³³/

/siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/ɬiau⁵⁵ ɬim³³⁻³³⁵/

/sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sim³³/

/siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴/


уш

proot, gee; move forward; go faster (when commanding a donkey)


今晩は

[kõ̞mba̠ɰ̃ β̞a̠]

Literally: "this evening is (fair weather, etc.)".

A Japanese greeting used in the evening; good evening.


euge

From Ancient Greek εὖγε (eûge, “good! well done! Excellent!”).


proficiat

Borrowed from Latin prōficiat (“may it benefit”).


proficiat

Borrowed from Dutch proficiat (“congratulations!”), from Latin prōficiat (“may it benefit”).


gog-a-ghuidhe-ghaoidhe

gog a ghuidhe ghaoidhe
gog a ghuidhe ghaoidhe#Scottish_Gaelic

Alternative form of gog a ghuidhe ghaoidhe


yayness

Wooo, yayness for you also! :)

2000, Miss Sparkle, “Much yayness of the yay variety!”, in alt.uk.penpals (Usenet):

I finally have Aliens Special Edition! Yayness!

2001, Belegdel, “ten for ten [poll]”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet):


drum bun

LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-drum bun.wav


καλή όρεξη

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καλή όρεξη • (kalí órexi)


αλληλούια

αλληλούια • (alliloúia)

From Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), from Hebrew הללויה (“Praise Jah!”).


geeminy

I wish to geeminy she'd stick to one or t'other

1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Penguin Group, page 5:


κύριε

κύριε • (kýrie)

—«Μου τα υπογράφετε, σας παρακαλώ, κύριε;»
—«Κάνε μου μια χάρη. Μη με αποκαλείς κύριε, τουλάχιστον όταν είμαστε μόνοι.»
—«Mou ta ypográfete, sas parakaló, kýrie;»
—«Káne mou mia chári. Mi me apokaleís kýrie, touláchiston ótan eímaste mónoi.»
—"Won't you sign, please, Sir?"
—"Do me a favor. Do not call me Sir, at least when we're alone."

Κύριε Κύριε#Greek

(formal) see: Κύριε (Kýrie, “Lord!, Master!”)


請便

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ piːn²²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ piːn²²/

be my guest; go ahead; do as you wish; help yourself


FML

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Initialism of fuck my life. (expressing despairing annoyance)


by Jove

From Latin pro Iovem. Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by Jove that…" Originally a literal oath; later a minced oath.

By Jove, master marchant, by sea or by land / Would get but smale argent if I did not stand / His very good master, I may say to you, / When he hazards in hope what hap will insue.

1575, “Apius and Virginia”, in Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, editors, A Select Collection of Old Plays, London: Septimus Prowett, published 1826, page 353:

By Joves help I'l^([sic]) be there.

a. 1639, John Webster, Appius and Virginia, London: printed for Humphrey Moseley, published 1659, act 3, scene 1, page 38:

(obsolete, Classics) Invocation of the Roman god Jupiter.

By Jove, I always took three threes for nine.

1623, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, act V, scene II:

Favours, by Jove that thunders! What art thou, fellow?

1623, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, act III, scene XIII:

"Oh, as to that!"—and Lord Fulkeward roused himself to some faint show of energy. "Who wouldn't admire her? By Jove! Only, I tell you what—there's something weird about her eyes. Fact! I don't like her eyes."

1897, Marie Corelli, “Chapter I”, in Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul, New York: Stone & Kimball, page 30:

"I was sorry to fire my rifle, but, by Jove! there was no great choice." "We should not be here if you hadn't," said I, with conviction.

1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

Well, I wasn't going to have any of that sort of thing, by Jove!

1916, P. G. Wodehouse, “Jeeves Takes Charge”, in A Wodehouse Miscellany:

(dated, chiefly British) minced oath for by God, Jove referring to Jupiter.

par Jupin

exclamation indicating surprise or emphasis


歡迎光臨

ㄏㄨㄢ ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ

хуаньин гуанлинь

/xu̯än⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lin³⁵/

/fuːn⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ lɐm²¹/

/fon²⁴ ŋi̯aŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴ lim¹¹/

/fɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋiaŋ¹¹ kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lim¹¹/

/huaŋ⁵⁵ ŋiŋ⁵³ kuoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡiŋ⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lim²⁴/

/huan³³ ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ lim²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɪŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lim¹³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lim²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɪŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lim²³/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ ŋieŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuaŋ³³⁻²³ lim⁵⁵/

/huø⁵⁵ n̠ʲin³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ lin²¹/

/xu̯än⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lin³⁵/

/fuːn⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ lɐm²¹/

/fon²⁴ ŋi̯aŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴ lim¹¹/

/fɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋiaŋ¹¹ kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lim¹¹/

/huaŋ⁵⁵ ŋiŋ⁵³ kuoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡiŋ⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lim²⁴/

/huan³³ ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ lim²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɪŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lim¹³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lim²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɪŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lim²³/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ ŋieŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuaŋ³³⁻²³ lim⁵⁵/

/huø⁵⁵ n̠ʲin³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ lin²¹/

welcome (said to a customer entering a shop)


yeba

Borrowed from Spanish lleva, formerly used as a cheer in sporting events. It was popularized by former Manila mayor Antonio Villegas during his campaign and incumbency.

cry expressing joy, triumph, approval or support: hurrah


amirite

It's not like you wouldn't want to jump over those lava fountains, amirite?

2009, Tim Lindquist, New Super Mario Bros Wii Coin Collector's Guide, page 51:

(Internet slang, rhetorical question) Alternative spelling of am I right


hæhæ

haha (onomatopoeic representation of a laugh, often denoting mischief)


arva

Alternative form of a revêre (“goodbye”) documented in the following location(s): Belleroche


uppfattat

The interjection is derived from the adjective.


take that

And now I'm going to hit you with my karate chop! Take that!

(informal) Used to accompany a (usually physical) attack by whoever is speaking.


geh

From Middle High German gān, gēn, from Old High German gān, gēn, from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave”). Cognates include German gehen, Dutch gaan, Yiddish גיין (geyn), English go, Old Norse gá, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gaggan).

der

Geh, gimma bitte no a Glasl.

Geh, hoid de Goschn!

Geh, des kånnst do ned måcha.

interjection preceding a request or an objection: will you, would you, come on

Geh, des håd s' sicher ned gsågt!

Håst scho gheat? Da Mayer håd se derstessn. - Geh!

Have you heard? Mayer has died in an accident. - No way!

I bi scho siebnmoi um d'Wöd gfoan. - Geh, Gschichtldrucker.

I've travelled around the world seven times. - Get out of here, you storyteller.

interjection indicating or reinforcing disbelief or doubt: no, nah, no way, get out of here

Is des ned gfährlich, wia du des måchst? - Geh, i måch des scho immer so.

Isn't how you do that dangerous? - Not at all, I've always done it this way.

interjection preceding and reinforcing a reply or retort to previously voiced doubt: no, not at all, by no means


ouy

French: oui

Old French oïl, from *Vulgar Latin hoc ille.


и-а

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и-а́ • (i-á)

(imitative) hee-haw (sound a donkey makes)


MDR

(Internet slang, initialism) Alternative letter-case form of mdr


始め

Nominal form of verb 始める (hajimeru, “to begin something”).

begin! used to announce the start of a race, an exam, and others


bacaw

A representation of the vocal sound made by a chicken at the end of a series of clucks. Usually used in conjunction with either buck or cluck.

Buck buck bacaw! Betcha won't do it.

Used to accuse another person of cowardice.


hii

the sound of passing by something quickly


ఓ

(grammar) The vocative sign or an exclamation used in calling or addressing a person.


absolutnie

From absolutny + -ie. First attested in 1723–1747. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from French absolument.

ref

Wiesław Morawski (03.01.2012) “ABSOLUTNIE”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]


ei se mitään

Olen pahoillani. — Ei se mitään.

no problem, it's nothing, it was nothing, no worries, it's all right, that's OK (no apology is necessary)


slt

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of salut (“hi”).


ching chong

Standard Chinese phonology#Syllables
ching chong

/ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɒŋ/

Onomatopoeic, originally representing characteristic syllables of Chinese, such as Mandarin's qing and chong, Cantonese's cing¹ and cong¹, Hokkien's chheng and chhong, and etc, as heard by English-speakers, and reinforced by perceptions of other Asian languages, especially with existing surnames of Chinese origin, such as Ching/Cheng and Chong/Chung.

He came up with three or four kids behind him, chanting 'Ching chong! Ching chong! Don't even know how to talk! Don't even know how to fight!'

2008, Alice Pung, Growing Up Asian in Australia, page 91:

For example, comedian and talk-show host Adam Corolla and NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal have each previously made ching chong comments in reference to Asians and Asian Americans.

2009, Kent A. Ono, Vincent N. Pham, Asian Americans and the media, page 104:

Growing up in Nebraska, I was “ching-chong’d” in school and asked why my eyes were so small. Later on, popular kids would compel me to do their homework with overtures of friendship, only to ignore me at recess.

2016 October 21, Crystal Chen, “I ‘Went Back to China’ — and Felt More American than Ever”, in Foreign Policy, archived from the original on 2016-10-22:

(offensive, ethnic slur) Mimicking Chinese, Korean, Thai or other East/Southeast Asian speech.

ooga booga

mimicking African and Australian Aboriginal speech


păi

Inherited from Latin post. Cognate with Spanish pues and Portuguese pois.

Ce vei face mâine? - Păi, nu știu încă.

What will you do tomorrow? - Well, I don't know yet.

Chiar îmi place de Maria. - Păi spune-i.


măi

Inherited from Latin modo (compare Dalmatian mut), through a reduced Vulgar Latin form *mo (compare Old Italian or regional Italian mo).

(familiar) hey, used to colloquially address a fellow person usually of equal or lower status, more often between males

(familiar) oh!, oh my!, oho!, hey!, no!, used to express admiration, wonder or surprise


ес

(dialect) Used as a command to a beast of burden, usually to pull sideways or backward.


vingt-deux

(slang) scram! (a warning to run away or hide, especially when the cops are coming)


pliks

From Proto-Baltic *plikas, from Proto-Indo-European *plēy-, *plī- (with an extra suffix *-ko), from *pel-, *pʰel, *spʰel- (“to cleave, to split off, to cast off”) (whence also plēst (“to rend, to tear”)). Originally, pliks meant “that from which hair, feathers, skin etc. have been removed” (compare plika vista with vista (“hen”)), then “without fur, without hair” (compare plika galva “bald head”), then finally “naked, nude.” Cognates include Lithuanian plìkas.

used to represent the sound of liquid drops hitting an object or surface


kails

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *káilas, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.


hrmph

clearing one's throat
clear one's throat


fds

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Abbreviation of foda-se (“fuck it”).


nenny

French: nenni


որպէս

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որպէս • (orpēs)

Armenian: որպես (orpes)

որպէ՜ս թէ ― orpē^!s tʻē ― how! what! indeed!

որպէ՜ս առանց քննելոյ են դատաստանք Նորա ― orpē^!s aṙancʻ kʻnneloy en datastankʻ Nora ― how unsearchable are His judgments!

որպէ՜ս, մեռա՜ւ ուրեմն ― orpē^!s, meṙa^!w uremn ― what! he is dead!


yo sabré

[ˌɟ͡ʝo saˈβ̞ɾe]

[ˌɟ͡ʝo saˈβ̞ɾe]

[ˌʃo saˈβ̞ɾe]

[ˌʒo saˈβ̞ɾe]

Ellipsis of certain answers or exclamations like yo sabré lo que hago (literally “I will know what I do”), indicating sayer that s/he knows (or will find out) the consequences of his/her actions, or simply to emphasize that it is or was his/her personal decision.


doeg

Derived from the Dutch dialect Zaans, where doeg means dag (“day”).


fallera

From fa and la in solmization (do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti).

När nätterna blir långa och kölden sätter in, tar mamma mus och samlar hela barnaskaran sin. Hon visar sen på fällan: "Akta er för den, så får vi allesammans fira jul igen." Hejsan hoppsan, fallerallera, när julen kommer ska varenda unge vara gla' [glad]! Hejsan hoppsan, fallerallera, när julen kommer ska varenda unge vara gla' [glad]!

1946, “Mössens julafton (När nätterna blir långa) [The mice's Christmas Eve (When the nights get long)]”, Ulf Peder Olrog (lyrics), Alf Prøysen (music):

When the nights get long and the cold sets in, then mother mouse goes and gathers her whole group of children. She then points [directs, more generally] to the trap: "Beware of that one, and we will all get to celebrate Christmas again." Hidy howdy, fallerallera, when [the] Christmas comes, every kid should be happy! Hidy howdy, fallerallera, when [the] Christmas comes, every kid should be happy!


הרי

he-interj

הֲרֵי • (haré)

From Aramaic אֲרֵי (ăre, “because, since, that”)

der

הַצּוֹעֵק לְשֶׁעָבַר, הֲרֵי זוֹ תְּפִלַּת שָׁוְא.

One who cries out over the past, indeed this is a worthless prayer.

hatso'ék l'she'avár, haré zo t'filát shav


maranatha

[mäˈränät̪ʰä]

[mäˈräːnät̪ä]

From Ancient Greek μαράνα θά (marána thá) or μαράν αθά (marán athá), from Aramaic מרנא תא (“Lord, come!”) or מרן אתא (“our lord has come”).


सावधान

hi-interj

सावधान • (sāvdhān) (Urdu spelling ساودھان)

/sɑːʋ.d̪ʱɑːn/

[säːʋ.d̪ʱä̃ːn]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सावधान (sāvadhāna). Cognate with Bengali সাবধান (śabdhan), Assamese সাৱধান (xawodhan), Gujarati સાવધાન (sāvdhān), Marathi सावध (sāvadh)


twirp

The hounds are impatient. "Twirp, twirp, twirp!" goes the horn, and "Crack, crack, crack!" responds the whip. It is a chorus that stirs the blood of the veteran as well as that of the uninitiated fox-hunter.

The first guy climbed up a tree and the farmer yelled, "Who is in my tree?" "Twirp, twirp," replied the first guy. […] "Meow," replied the second guy.

1996 August, Garrett Barbuto, Boys' Life, page 54:

An imitation of the sound of a bird or a horn.


åh

From Old Norse ó, which was used in the same way as åh is today.


hot ziggety

Would you like the assignment?" Jacqueline raised her limpid blue eyes. "Would I like it?" she breathed. "Hot ziggety damn!" Houston sat back with a start.

2004, Eleanor Sullivan, Fifty Best Mysteries:

There was all that "longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning, the idle hopes, the joys and tears," which, God knows, Kate had personally experienced. Hot ziggety, thought Kate gleefully.

1991, Celestine Sibley, Ah, sweet mystery:

"Hot ziggety! A real one at last!"


ziggety

“Hot ziggety dam!” he chortled. "Prov'dence points de way trough de doorway ob hebbin.”


hágoshį́į́

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


hursa

huh? what did you say? contraction of hur sade du/ni


god fortsättning

a greeting phrase, literally "good continuation", meaning either:

the continuation of (Merry) Christmas; useful December 25 to December 30, or

the continuation of the (Happy) New Year; useful January 2 to approximately January 7 (Epiphany, Twelfth Night)


nåja

Nåja, det får duga

– Det gick jättedåligt! – Nåja, så dåligt gick det inte.
– It went super poorly! – Meh, it didn't go that poorly.


skäms

shame on you (you should be ashamed of yourself)


ពុក

plop, thud (like a fruit falling on the ground)


होशियार

hi-interj

होशियार • (hośiyār) (Urdu spelling ہوشیار)

/ɦoː.ʃɪ.jɑːɾ/

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوشیار (hōšyār). Compare Gujarati હોશિયાર (hośiyār), Malayalam ഉഷാർ (uṣāṟ), Marathi हुशार (huśār).


melafo

A esa, melafo

(Internet) a term used to express the sexual appeal of another


point barre

Compound of point (“period”) + barre (“bar”) On the model of French point final, an allusion to a typewriter or computer keyboard, the period being followed by a space.
Alternatively, some place the expression's origin as referring to a period following a slash, used for marking the end of a message transmitted by telex.

(informal) period; full stop, end of discussion


fotre

Inherited from Latin futuere (compare Occitan fóter or fotre, Italian fottere French foutre, Spanish joder, Portuguese foder and Romanian fute).


helas

Who ſo liſt to hounte I knowe where is an hynde
but as for me helas I may no more

c. 1527–1542, Thomas Wyatt, “Who so list to hounte”, in Egerton MS 2711, page 7v:


σιδερένιος

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σιδερένιος • (siderénios)

σι‧δε‧ρέ‧νιος

Inherited from Byzantine Greek σιδερένιος (siderénios). By surface analysis, σίδερ(ο) (síder(o)) + -ένιος (-énios).

surf

σίδερο<alt:σίδερ(ο)>


faix

(Ireland) Eye dialect spelling of fecks.


andor

From Malayalam, from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola, “swinging cradle, hammock litter, dooly”).


dra åt helvete

dra (“go”) + åt (“to(wards)”) + helvete (“hell”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk dra til helvete and Danish gå ad helvede til.

af

(idiomatic, offensive) fuck off, go to hell


oustiti

(colloquial) cheese (used to make someone smile when posing for a photo)


ជយោ

km-interj

ជយោ • (cĕəʼyoo)

From ជ័យ (cɨy), ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya). Cognate with Thai ไชโย (chai-yoo), Hindi जय हो (jay ho).

ជយោព្រះមហាក្សត្រ


អាយុវែង

អាយុវែង • (ʼaayuʼ vɛɛng)

gesundheit, long life (a blessing, especially to someone who has sneezed)


asjemenou

/ˌɑ.ʃə.məˈnɑu̯/

Univerbation of as je me nou (“if you ... me now”) with omission of a predicate verb (in Dutch the word order is SOV in dependent subordinate clauses). As is a colloquial Northern form of als.

(Holland) what the heck (expression of surprise)


nou ja

would you look at that!, well well well.

Introducing a relativization of what was just said, similar to English “that is to say”.

A delaying filler, similar to English “I mean” and “well”.


fóra

From Old Galician-Portuguese fora, from Latin forās (“outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).

der

go away!; out! (demanding that someone leave)


tattis

[ˈt̪ɑ̝t̪ːis̠]

From Swedish tack + -is. Compare Swedish grattis.

Tattista vaan!


h'lo

“H'lo,” said Robert.
“Mary Lee!” her mother called and there were light steps upstairs.

1946, Frank Owen, Teen-age Companion, page 245:


you can talk

look who's talking
look who's talking#English


cremallera

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines


feuch

Onomatopoeic or imitative. Origins are uncertain and may reflect multiple, independent etymologies. Scottish National Dictionary suggests that the "beat" senses may be influenced by fauch "to claw; to toil". Attested in various senses since the mid 1700s.


yo ho ho

Where the Ships sail down / To the Western Sun / Alone in the Ocean Blue, / Yo ho ho! Yo ho ho! / Yo ho ho! Yo ho ho!

1914, Werner Mathews, “Sailor’s Song. (Invitation to the Sea).”, in Adolescence: Being Selections from Occasional Poems and Meditations Illustrating that of the Author, Cambridge: At the press of the Cambridge Review; Fabb & Tyler, Limited, →OCLC, page 45:

'With a yo ho ho and we'll raise the flag, / We've lots of cake in a paper bag. / We've six watermelons and pizza too. / It's a pirate's life for me and you!' / The sound of singing—well, something like singing, anyway—floated up from the creek.

2004, Jackie French, “My Mum the Pirate”, in One Big Wacky Family, Sydney, N.S.W.: Angus & Robertson, →ISBN:

When Asha threw the hair clip, the pirates jumped like flying fish to grab it. Pirate Joe leaped the highest and caught it. "Yo ho ho! It's mine!" he said.

2016, Adam Guillain, Charlotte Guillain, edited by Catherine Coe, Yo Ho Ho! (Rising Stars Reading Planet), London: Rising Stars UK, Hodder Education Group, →ISBN, page 13:


sís

cheese (sound used to produce a smile on photographs)


kazaam

As a first wish she said that she wished she was young and beautiful again.
Kazaam! Immediately she became young and beautiful. Next she wished that she lived in a gorgeous mansion.
Kazaam! The old house changed into a palace.

2009, Michael O'Shea, Brother Barney O.P., page 71:

Used to show that something appears by magic


kalasa

expressing anger, surprise, excitement, etc.


αλλοίμονο

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αλλοίμονο • (alloímono)

αλίμονο αλίμονο#Greek

Alternative spelling of αλίμονο (alímono)


grymt

Vad säger grisen om djurplågeri? Grymt!
What does the pig say about animal cruelty? Grunt! / Cruel! (pun – see grym (“cruel”))


gött

Originally a western Swedish pronunciation of gott (“good, well”) (neuter form of god), with western Swedish vowel fronting /ɔ/ > /œ/, sometimes represented with a circumflex ⟨ô⟩, compare gör-, knö, and tjöta. It has since spread to other parts of Sweden and often has a slightly different usage than gott.

(chiefly Western Sweden, colloquial) nice!


flw

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of falou (“goodbye”).

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of falow (“goodbye”).


blz

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of beleza (“all right!”).


សួស្ដី

km-interj

សួស្ដី • (suəsdəy)

សួស្តី សួស្តី#Khmer


bonnì

Univerbation of earlier bon dì (literally “good day”)


käft

From Old Swedish kiæpter, from Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Danish kæft, Norwegian kjeft, Icelandic kjaftur, and Faroese kjaftur.


swear down

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

“Swear down. He's found religion. Well, that's what I've heard anyway.”

2011, Martin Stanley, The Gamblers, Martin Stanley, →ISBN, page 150:

It's nothing sketchy, swear down, it's just this one thing.”

2014, Antonin Varenne, Loser's Corner, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

Swear down. It's not all champagne and party poppers. Not.

2016, Cath Staincliffe, The Silence Between Breaths, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

(MLE, Northern England) I promise; no lie.


bleargh

Bleargh! I'm sure this worked yesterday...


Ό.Έ.Δ.

όπερ έδει δείξαι
όπερ έδει δείξαι#Greek

quod erat demonstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum

Initialism of όπερ έδει δείξαι (óper édei deíxai): QED, quod erat demonstrandum


oh my Goddess

Oh my Goddess, I cannot believe that just crawled out of the sink!

Chronic dieting is self-absorption taken to an art form. And, oh my Goddess, can it make us sanctimonious! Dieters are worse than people who've found religion: We have seen the Lite, and it is Weight Watchers' ranch dressing. […] Women are starving in Africa, North Korea, the Balkans, and even the US.

2001, Susan Jane Gilman, Kiss My Tiara: how to rule the world as a smartmouth goddess:

While Peregrine used the bathroom Eryn wandered around the pavilion exploring.
She screamed. Her scream reached Peregrine where he sat.
“Oh my goddess, oh my goddess. Get that thing outta here.”
Peregrine ran from behind the shoji. Perhaps a viper had slithered down from the overhead branches.

2002, Terry J. Kunkel, Is Wanting Enough?, pages 557–560:

Being invited to Monkey World was one thing — but Brazil! ‘Oh my Goddess! Oh my Goddess!’ Indigo chanted quietly whilst fumbling with her rucksack. ‘I'd have to ask Dad,’ cautioned Brandon.

2007, Christine Jordan, Indigo, page 131:

“Are you all right?” he whispered softly.
“Oh my Goddess,” I said. “Let's do that again.” And so we did, only with variations on the theme, until I finally remembered we were supposed to be doing protective magic. By that time, I was too physically exhausted to summon anything […]

2008, Tate Hallaway, Romancing the Dead:

The moon came out from behind a cloud and she got a good look at Ray. “Oh. My. Goddess.” The man always has that effect on women. I felt a surge of hope. Ray's not shy.

2009, Gerry Bartlett, Real Vampires Don't Diet:

Said in excitement, shock, awe, dismay, or supplication.


hwat

Low German: wat

From Proto-West Germanic *hwat. Compare Old English hwæt, Old Frisian hwet, Old High German hwaz, Old Norse hvat, Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa).


ёб твою мать

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ёб твою́ мать

ёб твою́ мать • (job tvojú matʹ)

ёб твою́ мать (canonical)
job tvojú matʹ (romanization)

Ru-ёб твою мать 2.ogg

Literally, “fuck your mother”; ёб (job, “fuck”) + твою́ (tvojú, “your”) + мать (matʹ, “mother”).

Ёб твою мать, даже не верится что это произошло!

Fuckshit, it's just unbelievable it has happened!

Job tvoju matʹ, daže ne veritsja što eto proizošlo!

Ёб твою мать, я тебя сколько раз просил Михалычем меня не называть?!

Fuckshit, how many times have I told you not to call me Mikhalych?!

Job tvoju matʹ, ja tebja skolʹko raz prosil Mixalyčem menja ne nazyvatʹ?!

Он ни хрена не знает и ещё, ёб твою мать, выступает!
On ni xrena ne znajet i ješčó, job tvoju matʹ, vystupajet!
He doesn't know shit, but still keeps on stutter, motherfuck!

Подай, ёб твою мать, стакан с водой!

ѣбъ твою́ мать — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

(idiomatic, swear word, vulgar) motherfuck, fuckshit extremely intense vulgar interjection, more intense than just твою́ ма́ть, used to exclaim peeve, dismay or anger as well as awe or astonishment


plomp

Representing the sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash


hampas

For use as exclamation, see also English crap (originally meaning “chaff”) for parallel semantic evolution.

Hampas betul, baru aku tangkap ikan aku je kucing dah copet bawak lari.

Goshdarnit, the cat just had to nab my caught fish away.

(slang) Expression of dismay or disappointment


navré

Past participle of navrer (“to upset, dismay”), from Middle French, from Old French navrer, nafrer (“to hurt by piercing or cutting”), from Old Norse nafra (“to pierce or bore with an auger”), from nafarr (“auger”), from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz (“auger”, literally “nave-spear”). Cognate with Old English nafugār (“auger”), Old High German nabagēr (“auger”). More at auger.

uder

sorry! (a heartfelt apology, usually for a death, loss, etc.)


pardieu

Pardieu ! je le crois bien, s’écria Sancho, qu’il était sage et enchanteur, puisque, à ce que dit le bachelier, Samson Carrasco (c’est ainsi que s’appelle celui dont je viens de parler), l’auteur de l’histoire se nomme Cid Hamet Berengen.

1837, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, chapter II, in Louis Viardot, transl., L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, volume II, Paris: J[acques]-J[ulien] Dubochet et Cⁱᵉ, éditeurs, […], →OCLC:

"By God! I do believe," cried Sancho, "that he was a sage and an enchanter, because, according to what the bachelor, Samson Carrasco (for that's the name of the one that I just talked about), says, the author of the story was named Cid Hamet Berengen."


hajde

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


hajde

desc

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

bor+

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هایده (hayde)

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


porco Dio

Literally, “pig God, swine God”, or more loosely translated as “God is a pig, God is a swine”. Univerbation of porco (“damn”, literally “pig”) + Dio (“God”).

univ

Tre giorni dopo, svegliata da sua madre alle 7 e 30 per andare a scuola, comincia a mormorare nel suo letto, le braccia stese sopra il lenzuolo, gli occhi sbarrati: «porcodioporcodioporcodioporcodio porco dio porco dio perdono porcodio perdono perdono porcodio perdono.»

1993, Giuseppe Pontiggia, Vite di uomini non illustri, pages 68–69:

Three days later, awakened by her mother at 7:30 for school, she starts mumbling in her bed, her arms laid on the sheets, her eyes wide open: "goddammitgoddammitgoddammitgoddammit goddammit goddammit forgive me goddammit forgive me forgive me goddammit forgive me."

Porco dio, sì, porco dio E PORCO DIO

2003, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Tutte le poesie, volume II, page 883:

Yes, goddammit, goddammit, and GODDAMMIT

(idiomatic, taboo, extremely vulgar, slang) God damn an expletive or oath, whose use is considered blasphemous by most Italian Catholics; usually an expression of displeasure, anger, frustration, or surprise


tymczasem

Inherited from Old Polish temczasem. By surface analysis, univerbation of tym + czasem. Compare Kashubian timczasã.


yippee ki-yay

Associated with the 19th-century Western United States; possibly influenced by a line, yippee yi yo kayah, from a 1930s song.

"YIPPY-KAI-YAY, MOTHERFUCKER!" Porkchop bellowed, firing off a dozen rounds in the Old Man's general direction. Some actually struck the monster, evinced by the sprays of black mucus that shot out behind it, but it didn't seem to notice as it strode menacingly in Porkchop's direction. His aim grew more erratic as the monster approached, with some bullets flying wild into the wood pile or kicking up plumes of dirt far behind his target.

2022 October 24, Kothardarastrix, “A Nightmare on 17th Street”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2024-01-16:

If you wanted to tell it more from an American side of things... if you wanted to go for the tragic angle, you could either do, Atlanta or Juneau; if you wanted to go with the, uhhh, y'know, yippee ki-yay, guns-firing-all-left-right-and-center, you would go with Helena; or, if you wanted to go with a kind of human-struggle side of things, probably focus on San Francisco; and, if you were going with the Helena option, then, obviously, you could include ships like Laffey and so on and so forth.

2023 November 30, Drachinifel, 2:25:51 from the start, in The Drydock - Episode 257 (Live Segment) - 30th November 2023, archived from the original on 2023-12-25:

An exclamation used to startle or frighten an opponent.


無所謂

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui⁴¹/

/bu¹³⁻²² se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui⁴¹/

/bu¹³⁻²² se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/


tabe

(dated or Minangkabau) nonstandard spelling of tabik (“expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.”).


cof

Eh… tengo una cita con una chica… ¡cof!, ¡cof!… esta noche.

Eh... I have a date with a girl... Cough!, Cough!... tonight.


άμποτε

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άμποτε • (ámpote)

From αν (an, “if”) + ποτέ (poté, “ever”).


in sha Allah

A transcription of the Arabic إِن شَاءَ اللّٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh).

bor

إِن شَاءَ اللّٰه

Arabic إِن شَاءَ اللّٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh)


blago

blago tebi!

(exclamation, dative) expressing satisfaction, encouragement or congratulation about something that has just occurred or was heard from the interlocutor; good for you, good on you


bonvolu

Imperative of bonvoli; from bone (“well”) + volu (“wish”).


ouh

Ouh ! Ça me fait mal !

Ouh ! Malheur à moi !

Ouh ! là là ! c’est grave !

Ouh, la menteuse ! Elle est amoureuse !


velnias

Cognate to vėlė and Latvian velns; see Latvian veļi for more.


wablief

Berbice Creole Dutch: wabli

→ Papiamentu: ablief

→ Saramaccan: abíí

→ Sranan Tongo: abri

From wat + belieft + u ("what would you like?").


mowa

word (an affirmative reply; yes; certainly)


roger that

Extension of roger for received in radio traffic (by 1950), the pronoun referring to the last information received; in use by 1969, popularised at first by radio transmissions from NASA's Apollo missions, later in military fiction.

1969 "Capsule Communicator: '11, this is Houston. We've completed the trunnion zero bias setting. You can retrieve the computer and go to BLOCK.' Commander (Neil A. Armstrong): 'Roger that. Thank you.' ", Apollo 11 Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription (Tape 4/5, mission time 5h 16 min), 16 July 1969.

1974 "This is the book for everybody who ever groaned under the onslaught of trivia transmitted by the astronauts ('This sunset is really something, Houston...' 'Roger that...'). review of M. Collins, "Carrying the Fire", Flying Magazine, November 1974, p. 108.

1989 "'It's going to blow visibility to shit, too.' 'Roger that.'" Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger, p. 506.

(radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)

(idiomatic) Used to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message


バイ

バイ (canonical)
ばい (canonical)
bai (romanization)

From English bye. Compare バイバイ (“bye-bye”).

1980, Shimoda Kageki, Yattoko tantei [Investigator after all], page 58:

Mommy wants to talk to you more, too, but I’m so busy with work… You say it's no fun sleeping by yourself in a big futon? It's no fun for Mommy, either. OK, well, bye.

ママだって、もっともっとお話、していたいのよ、お仕事でとってもつかれてるから…ひとりで大きなふとんにおネンネして、つまらない、って？ママだっておなじ、もっとつまんないのよ。じゃ、ね、バイ。

Mama datte, motto motto ohanashi, shiteitai no yo, oshigoto de tottemo tsukareteru kara… hitori de ōki na futon ni onenne shite, tsumaranai, tte? Mama datte onaji, motto tsumannai no yo. Ja, ne, bai.

1989, Akagawa Jirō, Anbaransu-na hōka go [Unbalanced after-school], page 20:

“Bye-bye. hm, no. Sayonara!” Hisae laughed cheerily, “I've got it. Between us, let's use ‘bye’”
“OK. Well then,”
“Bye!” Hisae got on the bus in front of the station.

「バイバイ。–あ、いけない。さようなら！」と、久枝は楽しげに笑って、「いいじゃない。私たちの間では、『バイ』にしよう」
「そうね。それじゃ」
「バイ！」久枝は、駅前からバスに乗っていく。

“Baibai. –a, ikenai. Sayōnara!” to, Hisae wa tanoshige ni waratte, “Ii janai. Watashitachi no aida de wa, “bai” ni shiyō”
“Sō ne. Sore ja”
“Bai!” Hisae wa, ekimae kara basu ni notteiku.

1997, Shiraishi Ai, Bājin ondo 2, page 60:

「はいはい」なんだ かんだ 「うんOKじゃねバイ」

“Hai hai” nanda kanda “Un okkē ja ne bai”

“yes, yes,” what mumbling… “Yeah, OK, well, bye”

2005, Nanase Hikaru, Project SEVEN, page 69:

「じゃあ、メールか電話でまた連絡するから。プログラムよろしくね。バイ！」

“Jā, mēru ka denwa de mata renraku suru kara. Puroguramu yoroshiku ne. Bai!”

“Well, I’ll contact you again by email or phone. Take care of the program, alright? Bye!”


скини ми се

sh-phrase

скини ми се (Latin spelling skini mi se)


nothing doing

"I'll fix his clock all right."
"Nothing doing. I won't have it."

1917, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 11, in The Sheriff's Son:

"[P]erhaps you might sell them a submarine or some of your diving apparatus."
"Nothing doing, Ned. We've got other plans."

1920, Victor Appleton, chapter 1, in Tom Swift And His Undersea Search:

[T]he employes of Detroit's Bundy Tubing Co. wanted a raise of 18 1/2 cents an hour. Said Bundy flatly: nothing doing.

1946 November 4, “MANAGEMENT: Bundy Saves & Shares”, in Time:

[S]he'd consoled herself with a fresh plan: she'd refuse to go to her father when he came back. Nothing doing, she'd say.

2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, →ISBN, page 255:

(dated, idiomatic, now chiefly India) Absolutely not; definitely no.

"You see, Walter," he said, "in truth this business is merely a habit with me . . . but there's nothing doing, nothing doing. . . . I hardly know where I am myself; much less where my customers are."

1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, chapter 4, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:

There was nothing doing in the district—no mining—no milling—no productive effort—no income—[…]

1870–1871 (date written), Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter XXIX, in Roughing It, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company [et al.], published 1872, →OCLC, page 214:

I began to think that there was nothing doing, that he'd just come on the trip for his health.

1922, Agatha Christie, chapter 11, in The Secret Adversary:

There was nothing doing in the kitchen.

2010, Lee Child, Persuader, →ISBN, page 58:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nothing, doing: nothing that is currently occurring; nothing going on.