"なんてこった" meaning in Japanese

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Interjection

IPA: [nã̠nte̞ko̞t̚ta̠] Forms: nantekotta [romanization]
Etymology: Slurring of なんてことだ (nante koto da, “what (the hell) is this”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|なんて こと だ|gloss=what (the hell) is this}} なんてことだ (nante koto da, “what (the hell) is this”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} なんてこった • (nantekotta)
  1. damn it all; what the hell Related terms: なんてこったい (nantekottai)

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for なんてこった meaning in Japanese (1.2kB)

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