"stap my vitals" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Corruption of stop + my + vitals. Compare stap me. Etymology templates: {{com|en|stop|my|vitals}} stop + my + vitals Head templates: {{en-interj}} stap my vitals
  1. (obsolete) An exclamation of surprise or anger, sometimes used as an oath. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: stap me vitals Derived forms: stap me
    Sense id: en-stap_my_vitals-en-intj-aZkpogkv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1845, William Hazlitt, Lectures on the English Comic Writers:",
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          "text": "\"Stap my vitals, Tuppy, old corpse,\" I said, concerned, \"you're looking pretty blue round the rims.\"",
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