dun

模仿帶有懸疑色彩的音樂。

How would you deal with that power? (Dun, dun, DUN! Insert dramatic music here.)

2009，Carrie Tucker，I Love Geeks: The Official Handbook，Avon, Massachusetts: Adams Media, →ISBN:


gracias

借自西班牙語 gracias (“謝謝”)。

/ˈɡɹɑ.θi.əs/

Muchos gracias, my friend. —The girls are in the kitchen, Bimbo told Vera.

"Gracias, my friend. I owe you a great debt.

“No, gracias, my friend. This will do fine.”

2010，Tina Rosenberg，Glenapp Castle: A Scottish Intrigue，頁 154:


faix

fecks的視覺方言拼法。


bonjour

來自法語 bonjour (“你好；早安”)。

Say bonjour to the botched R.S.V.P. The practice of replying to invitations, let alone actually showing up to parties as promised, has become as antiquated as the chimney sweep, and much messier.

2009年March13日，Alexandra Jacobs，“Blame the Messager”, in New York Times:


basta

借自意大利語 basta。

夠了！停下！別再繼續了！

西班牙/葡萄牙/意大利語語境以外棄用


ta

口，主要用于英式英语和澳洲英语


cheerio

/ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊ/

/ˈt͡ʃɪəɹ.i.oʊ/

在北美很少使用。儘管其他人可能可以理解，但這個詞可能被視作幽默用法，且可能被用來模仿英式英語使用者。

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

「這樣的話，」阿奇鬆了口氣，「再見，祝你好運，再見，再見，再見！我要走了！」

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

But we all knew it wasn't the final end of the HST. This wasn't "goodbye", more like a "cheerio", see you someplace soon.

但我們都知道這並不是 HST 的最終結束。 這不是「goodbye」，更像是「cheerio」很快就會在某個地方見到你。

2019年October23日，Pip Dunn，“The next king of Scotland”, in Rail，頁 50:

Cheerio, everybody! What a delightful gathering of charming femininity!

大家好！多麼令人愉悅的、迷人女性氣質的聚會！


goddam

goddamn的另一種拼寫法

“[…] This sand,” he said vaguely; then he said it again, viciously, “this sand. This goddam sand. Its like a goddam fuckin desert.”

“ […] 這粒沙子，”他含糊地說道；接著他又惡狠狠地說了一遍，“這粒沙子，這粒該死的沙子。就跟一片狗屁沙漠一樣。”

1951，James Jones，From Here to Eternity，New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons，頁 742:

‘No, Paul, not now and not in this goddam car!’

“不，保羅，不是現在，也不是在這該死的車裡頭！”

2021，Kazuo Ishiguro，Klara and the Sun，Faber & Faber Limited，頁 273:


huh

最早的書面記錄始於約1600年。對照荷蘭語 hè (“哼”)。

hah (alternative)
hunh (alternative)
hiech (alternative)
hieh (alternative)

音頻 (美國加利福尼亞)

音頻 (南英格蘭、上升音調)

音頻 (南英格蘭、下降音調)

音頻 (南英格蘭、史詩般的功夫式音調)

Huh? Where did they go?

用於表示歡喜或微妙的驚訝：嗯，哼

Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left.

啊！我很肯定，我離開的時候已經鎖好了。

Where were you last night? Huh?

用於貶低聲明/問題的發布者，或諷刺地表示完全同意，並表示被回應的聲明是極端輕描淡寫的。語調的變化是為了區分這兩種含義-- 貶低時暗示沉悶，完全同意時假裝驚訝。

(belittlement) A: "We should go to an amusement park, it would be fun." B: "Huh."

（貶低）A：“我們應該去主題樂園，那裡很好玩。”B：“哼！”

(agreement) A: "Murder is bad." B: "Huh!"

（同意）A：“謀殺是不好的。”B：“嗯！”

用來表示沒有聽到所說的內容。

Huh? Could you speak up?

用於創造一個附加問句。 嗎，呢，嘛

It's getting kind of late, huh?


hallelujah

來自希伯來語 הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh，“讚美耶和華”)。

halleluia (alternative)
halleluiah (alternative)
halleluja (alternative)
alleluia (alternative)

哈利路亞，在讚美或感謝上帝的歌曲中使用的感嘆詞。

And after these things I heard a great voyce of much people in heauen, saying, Alleluia: saluation, and glorie, and honour, and power vnto the Lord our God:

此後，我聽見好像群眾在天上大聲說：「哈利路亞！救恩、榮耀、權能都屬乎我們的神！

1611，The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version)，London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 19:1:

Hallelujah! It’s finally the weekend!

哈利路亞（感謝）！終於到了周末！


hi

美國英語。首次出現在堪薩斯州印第安人的對話中（1862年）；最初是為了引起注意，可能是中古英語 hey、hy（大約1475年）的變體。也是引起注意的感嘆詞。參見hey。

Hi, how are you?

I just dropped by to say “hi”.

Anna: Pete, hi! Hi, we are here! — Pete: Hi, Anna! Hi, Marsha! — Anna: Hi! — Pete: How are you two? — Marsha: I am great!
#*::
 音頻 (美國)： (檔案)

2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.

1913，Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln，章號 VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients，New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC，頁 1:

'Come back now!' shouted Sam. 'Hi! Come back!' But Gollum had vanished.

‘馬上給我回來！’薩姆喊道。‘喂！回來！’但咕嚕的身影已經看不見了。


oh

音频（美式）（表达惊讶）

音频（美式）（表达理解）

表示惊讶、恐怖、赞叹、悲叹、痛苦等情绪时所发出的声音。


okay

Okay, I'm thinking of a number...

好吧，我在想一個數字...


oof

擬聲詞。和荷蘭語 oef、德語 uff同源。動詞用法源自 roblox 虛擬人偶死掉後發出的聲音。

一種模仿失去空氣的聲音，彷彿某人的太陽穴剛剛被擊中。

Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.

Whap，Biff，Ooooof，Sock，Pow，Zok！《蝙蝠俠》回來了。 哥譚市再次將其法律和秩序交由一個在緊身衣外穿著塑料內褲的男子掌握。

1989年June5日，The Canberra Times，Australia Captial Territory，頁 10，列 2:

ouch (“對他人的痛苦表示同情、對高價表示震驚等”)之同義詞


OMG

這是oh my God的縮寫，儘管有時為了避免冒犯而使用委婉語來解釋。在首次出現時，這也是對聖米迦勒及聖喬治勳章（Order of St Michael and St George）的雙關語參考。

/ˌəʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/

/ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/

由於提及了上帝，OMG可能會被一些人認為具有冒犯性，儘管可以聲稱用意是委婉語，例如oh my gosh或oh my goodness，以減少冒犯。

OMG, I just won tickets to a concert! Today is the best day ever!

天哪，我刚刚赢了一张音乐会的门票！今天是我人生中最美好的一天！

…and then he said I was ugly, so I punched him in the face. — OMG, really?

……然后他说我醜，所以我就给了他的脸一拳。——天哪，真的吗？

I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis—O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)—Shower it on the Admiralty!!

1917年September9日，John A.F. Fisher，letter to Winston Churchill:

10 Bands, 50 bands, 100 bands, fuck it, man / Let's just not even discuss it, man / OMG, niggas sleep, I ain't trippin', I'ma let 'em sleep

2015，“10 Bands”, in If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late，演出者 Drake:


so what

I lost my old red shoes. – So what? Get a new pair.

我那雙舊的紅鞋子弄丟了。——那又如何？買雙新的就是了。


anchor's aweigh

当锚被拉起并且不再锚固在船底时，对起锚命令的响应

Then the mate called again to the captain, “Anchor’s aweigh, sir!” while the men kept on heaving.

[1928] 1988, Frederick Pease Harlow, The Making of a Sailor http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0486256138&id=maCNIgbmJMgC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&sig=9Fd6uA0SsfwXRKuI4mZqnZokyAU

Amory’s voice came again from the fo’c’sle. ‘Anchor’s aweigh, sir.’

‘Anchor’s apeak — they pawl and back — ’ At this moment the American frigate fired a gun, dropped her topgallantsails, and sheeted them home. ‘Anchor’s aweigh,’ called Broke. ‘He plucked it up in fine style.’

1994，Patrick O'Brian，The Fortune of War:


FTP

"Fuck the police" emerged as the unofficial motto of the 1992 riots in Los Angeles[…]Following the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, street signs and businesses were frequently tagged with FTP.

[2018，David Correia, Tyler Wall，Police: A Field Guide，頁 263:

As nationwide protests continue to grow, demanding justice for George Floyd and the black community as a whole, YG has shared a new protest song titled "FTP (F--- the Police)."

2020年June2日，“YG Has a Clear Message in New Protest Song 'FTP'”, in Billboard:


curses

Fisherman: '1 PLAY COIN FOR 100 GOLD, A BOUNTIFUL TRADE, IF I'D BE SO BOLD!' / Shovel Knight: 'NOT NOW' / FISHERMAN: 'CURSES! THE THOUGHT OF THIS BURDEN UPSETS ME, BUT THAT'S WHAT A LIFE OF ADVENTURING GETS ME!'

2014，Yacht Club Games，Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope, Nintendo 3DS，關卡/區域：Armor Outpost:


LOL

lol (alternative)
lawl (alternative)
lel (alternative)
lul (alternative)
lols (alternative)
LOLS (alternative)
lolsies (alternative)
LOLsies (alternative)
lolzies (alternative)
lulz (alternative)

通常情況下，小寫的lol用於該詞的削弱意義（表示輕鬆愉快），而大寫的則更多地用於字面上。
尤其小寫的「lol」有時會被重復，以「lololol」、「lololol」等方式來進一步強調笑聲。

Laughing (or laugh) out loud (“大笑”)之首字母縮略詞。

Lots of laughs (“哈哈大笑”)之首字母縮略詞。(偶爾使用)

表示輕鬆愜意，或表示所附的聲明並不打算嚴肅。

Lots of love (“很多的愛”)之首字母縮略詞。

SHEESH !!!! ¶ LOL (Laugh out loud) &&&& ¶ LOL (Lots of love, coz I'm a sharing caring kinda gal) ¶ Nikki

2002年November29日，Me Here，“Latest Rugby Poll.”, in nz.general (Usenet):

Explaining how much I hated being away from him for another weekend, how I had to do it to pay for his school, for our life. Heartfelt, heart-full, I signed it "LOL, Dad.". Then a pause. And I see appearing on my screen these words. "Dad: what exactly do you think LOL means?" "Lots of Love, obviously," I replied.

2007，Adam Gopnik，Through the Children's Gate, →ISBN:

The answer is in Job 40:7 to the end of the chapter, and 2 tim 2:11 thru 2:21. LOL, Dad Miscommunication: I was thinking he was laughing he didn't tell that was not true. An on-looker said he may mean lots of love. I asked and he didn't answer but he hugged me the next time he saw me for two seconds. Progress not perfection.

2010，Keturah Wasler，Box of Chocolates: Piece from My Heart, →ISBN，頁 20:

John 21:15, 16,17 Back in the fifties, when I used to write childish letters in long-hand to my grandmothers, I would delight in closing with LOL, by which I intended the sentiment "Lots of Love"! This was followed by "XOXOXOXO", which, of course, was hugs and kisses.

2011，Rhonda K. Kindig，Found in Translation, →ISBN，頁 105:

One of the most famous examples of this misunderstanding came to prominence three years ago, thanks to a screengrab of this text message sent by a mother to her son: "Your great aunt just passed away. LOL".

2014年May28日，Stuart Heritage，“25 years of LOL – the good and bad bits”, in The Guardian:


au revoir

非同化借詞，源自法語 au revoir，其語氣較為正式但含義相同，可能是因為其英語的對應詞本身就較為冗長。

/ˌəʊ.ɹə.ˈvwɑː/

/ˌoʊ.ɹə.ˈvwɑɹ/

Though about it the South used to brag / I’m afraid it’s become such a drag / We should say au revoir / To the old stars and bars

2000 January 22, Philipp Goedicke, Carl Kasell (announcer), “Listener Limerick Challenge”, Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio

After about 40++ TC meetings and over seven years, it's time to say "au revoir" - at least for now.

2001 November 23, Jack Hassell, “Au Revoir!”, Object Management Group, mail archive, www.omg.org https://web.archive.org/web/20050123185851/http://www.omg.org/archives/dtc/msg03667.html


diam

借自馬來語 diam (“安靜的”)。

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

閉嘴啦，你都沒有女朋友，更別說兒子女兒了。

2021年April8日，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.

假如答案是肯定的，他才有資格跟我們談。否則，那他還是閉嘴啦。

2023年December9日，“Najib wants more time for another run.”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):

So diam lah, baruah bangsat!

2013年June7日， <par@tmnet.net.my>，“Mooted online media control 'not politically motivated'”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):


haha

ha ha (alternative)
ha-ha (alternative)
hah hah (alternative)

可以與多個“ha”一起使用以表示強調。


fu

fuck you之首字母縮略詞。


hurra

hurrah的另一種寫法


Godspeed

:< 中古英語短语 God spede （“上帝保佑你成功”） < God （“上帝”） + spede —— speden （“繁荣”）的虚拟式 < 古英語 spēdan < spēd （“成功”）（见 speed）。


dildo

與其他無意義的音節如 dido 和 diddle(-diddle) 相關，它們同樣發展出性別意義。至少從 16 世紀開始就已發現，通常出現在與性別意義有關的脈絡中（上文）。可能受到中古英語 dildoun (“親愛的，寵物”)，早期現代英語 dildin (“親愛的”)的影響；對比古諾爾斯語 dilla (“平靜下來”)，dillindo (“催眠曲”)。

在民歌的每一節末尾重複出現的短語或主題。

Will you buy a fine dog, with a hole in his head?
With a dildo, dildo, dildo; […]

c. 1600，Thomas Morley，Will You Buy a Fine Dog?:

oh Vrsula, Vrsula pity me with a dildo, dildo, dillory?

c. 1600-1636，William Sampson，The Vow Breaker:


thank God it's Friday

因工作日結束而週末到來而得到滿足。

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

我明天終於能休息了，感謝上天週五到了！


suck it

（习语）表达斥责等心情。


fuck it

（习语）表达强烈的冷淡、不在乎。

我准备打扫我的房间，但是我想，“妈的，没人会看到的。”

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

（习语）表达懊恼、沮丧的情感。

他妈的，我才不愿意找那该死的钥匙。

Fuck it, I can't be arsed to look for that bloody key anymore.


fuck you very much

辱罵用語，表示令人不快和輕蔑的語氣。


aight

(美國、非裔美國人俗語) all right的合音。

(英國、英格蘭西南部) all right的合音。


baa

對比德語 bäh, mäh。

[bæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀ]


barf

Mordecai: You can't touch music. But music can touch you.

2011, "This is My Jam", season 2, episode 13 of Regular Show


oui

借自法語 oui (“是”)。


doy

表示漠不關心；參見duh。

Wow, he looks pretty angry. - Doy!

哇，他好像很生氣的樣子。 - 哦。


duh

用於鄙夷地表示某事顯而易見。

It's hot in the desert. - Well, duh!

沙漠裡面很熱。 - 廢話。

用於表示模仿愚蠢的口氣。

Duhhh, I'm Jasmine, I can't even tie my shoe laces right!

嘿，我是Jasmine，我連自己的鞋帶都繫不好。


gah

“And stop calling it soccerball! gah! do any of the tickets say soccerball? no!“”

2009年January20日，Alison Godfrey，引 Bronwyn Lovejoy, “Coles, Woolworths and IGA workers vent about customers on Facebook”, in Herald Sun:


touche

touché的另一種拼寫法


erm

用於表示說話猶豫，停頓。參見um, umm。

She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.

我覺得吧，她要去，呃……去沙龍吧。

用於表示尷尬或輕微的不同意。

Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.

呃，我覺得這不太可能要發生。

- Bob would never say something like that!
- Erm, he just did.

——鮑勃才不會那麼說話呢！
——呃，然而他確實那麼說了。


thank you very much

非常感謝：表示感謝，比thank you更進一步。

對有人懷疑之前的陳述表示憤慨。

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

住在水蠟街四號的德斯禮先生及夫人，非常驕傲地宣稱自己是十分正常的人，託福託福。

1997，J·K·羅琳，哈利·波特與魔法石:


fark

fark 和 fuck 使用上無太大區別，只是 fuck 的元音發短元音/fɐk/。

(澳大利亞、新西蘭) fuck的口語形。


alie

ahlie的另一種拼寫法


blam

That the last zombie? Here. Let me get that for ya. *BLAM!*

那就是最後一隻僵尸？看我的，把他幹掉。*砰！*


brava

bravo的另一種寫法（聽話者為女性時）


bruh

略自brother，其继承自非洲裔美国人白话英语。

You had to go to the hospital afterwards? Bruh!

你那之後去了醫院？不是吧！

Person 1: I'll pour some corn syrup in my diesel tank.
Person 2: Bruh

甲：我準備往柴油箱裡倒點玉米糖漿。
乙：你腦子沒事吧


drop dead

表示對他人的厭惡、鄙視、嘲笑等。


blah blah blah

Oh blah blah blah. Just be quiet!

I went to go out, but couldn't find my keys; blah blah blah, my toddler had hidden them in his snow boots.

我出去了，但是沒找到鑰匙；等等等，結果是我孩子把它藏在雪地靴裡了。


meh

* 因《辛普森一家》的 "Sideshow Bob Roberts"一集而流行。

表示漠不關心，不在乎或缺乏興趣。

“What do you want for dinner?” — “Meh. I’m not really hungry.”

“晚飯你想要吃什麼？” — “嗯。我還不是很餓。”

“That film was awesome!” — “Meh. I’ve seen better.”

“那部電影很好看啊！” — “哦，我看過比這還好的。”

Marge: [weaving on a loom] “Hi Bart, I’m weaving on a loom!”
Bart: “Meh”.

1995年March19日，“Lisa’s Wedding”, in The Simpsons:

Scientists say that while the public may think of the moon as a problem solved and a bit retro – the place astronauts visited a half-dozen times way back before Watergate and then abandoned with a giant "meh" from mankind – in fact, lunar studies is a vibrant enterprise that is yielding a wealth of surprises.

2014年September7日，Natalie Angier，“The Moon comes around again [print version: Revisiting a moon that still has secrets to reveal: Supermoon revives interest in its violent origins and hidden face, International New York Times, 10 September 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times:


any time

anytime的另一種拼寫法


fuck your mother

fuck之同義詞：肏你媽


ee

(英格蘭北部) 同eh。

Father advanced with outstretched hand and announced in a loud, very hearty voice: "Ee, I'm pleased to meet ye, lad. […]

1975, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, The Werewolf and the Vampire

'Ee by gum lass we've seen nought of thee this many a long year, thou's a sight for sore eyes,' he said planting a kiss firmly on Mum's cheek...

2008，Mavis Crawley，The Rolling Stone: Based on the True Story of My Life:


tsk

嘖聲，表示不同意、失望或不滿。


tweet

擬聲詞。對比twitter。


arp

All through the prayer he made little arp! arp! noises like a baby seal.

2001, Ruth Bell Graham, Blessings for a mother's day

"ARP, ARP, ARP." George turned and saw the seal waddling down their side of the river.

2002，Larry Mehelic，Searching for Blue-Eyed Trout:

Usually when I speak about arp [address resolution protocol], at least one person in the audience acts like a seal and shouts, "Arp, arp, arp!"

2003，Chris Wolf，Troubleshooting Microsoft technologies:


naw

源自低地蘇格蘭語 naw, naa, na ← 中古英語 na ← 古英語 nā (“不，從不”)。參見no。

'Naw, hen, sorry. Ye're too young for us. Come back when you've got a couple mair years under yer belt, eh?'


gak

proselytizing is, ultimately, a disgusting way of relating to people. whether it's amway, xnty, or discovery toys, it's just awful manipulation pride and disrespect. i hate it, i hate that i did it, it's yucky yucky yucky. puke puke gak vomit.

2002, "93 Percent Wise", the NT then and now (discussion on Internet newsgroup alt.messianic)

Gak. She'd thought that's what it meant. Her heart slammed into her gut. No, no, no.

2008, Erin McCarthy, You Don't Know Jack


toho

tallyho

發現目標 (獵狐時的喊聲)

發現目標 (獵狐時的喊聲)


eek

Eek! There's a mouse in the bathtub!

I almost got fired from my job yesterday. Eek!

我昨天差點就被炒了。唉！

表示老鼠或猴子發出的尖利聲音。


srsly

seriously去掉元音後的縮短形式，常見於IRC或者簡訊。


of course

Will you come with me? — Of course!

你會跟我一起過來嗎？——當然啦！


r/woooosh

源自網路論壇 Reddit 的子板塊（subreddit）「r/woooosh」；而 woooosh 則是「笑話飛過某個人頭上」的擬聲詞。

woooosh (alternative)
r/woosh (alternative)
woosh (alternative)

用於某個人沒有理解某個笑話時的回應


inshallah

借自阿拉伯語 إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh)。


laters

But all she says is “Ring us if you want to go out this week. Laters!” and puts the phone down.

2001, Anna Maxted, Getting Over It http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=658ZQCdB-e4C&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&sig=QA1HWuIr72BLnEhEh_2n8VhPwD0:

‘Shanks,’ says Trevor into his mobile, ‘we just gone down a snake. I’ll see ya tomorrow, laters.’

2004, J J Connolly, Layer Cake http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=moH7-dVMlLcC&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&sig=C8ip3JP1HZSFuqfBjRDvXJEYmFM:

You know where the money is and how much. Tell him the usual. Yep. Laters.

2004, Thomas Neradin, Last Train http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=-wcHR-WlhXkC&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&sig=4_asKYcTxPOHVinOI5NvJ_9LEMY:


what the fuck

表示驚訝或懷疑（"What the fuck is going on?"、"...are you doing?"、"...is that?" 等語句的縮略）。

I finally said “eh, what the fuck” and quit my job.

我最後說“呃，他媽的，我完全不在意”然后辭掉了工作。

Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.

1983，Risky Business，spoken by Miles (Curtis Armstrong):


not at all

/ˈnɒt ət ˈɔːl/

[ˈnɒ.ɾəˈɾɔːɫ]

Thank you for this very thoughtful present. — Not at all.

非常感謝您深思熟慮後前來出席。- 不客氣。


at-ten-shun

"At-ten-shun !" commanded he, with that peculiar inflexion only attainable after considerable service.

1906，Joseph Edgar Crowell，The Young Volunteer: The Everyday Experiences of a Soldier Boy in the Civil War:

At-ten-SHUN! ¶ The United States Marine Corps wants your children.

2003，“Family Fare”, in The New York Times:


bravissimo

'He has spoken, Sir,' replied Lowe, whose angry passions were roused by the insults of Dangerfield, and who had, for the moment, lost his customary caution.
'Ha!' cried Dangerfield, with a sort of gasp, and a violent smirk, the joyousness of which was, however, counteracted by a lurid scowl and a wonderful livid glare in his wild eyes; 'ha! he has? Bravo, Sir, bravissimo!' and he smirked wider and wider, and beat his uninjured hand upon the table, like a man applauding the denouement of a play.

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


yadda

三疊使用，或與其他詞語結合，用於表示語句的部分說話人不願提及、難以理解或不重要。

In fact, the academic said, crime trends are influenced far more by demographics and social forces and yadda, yadda, yadda than by police work.

2006，Andrew Karmen，New York Murder Mystery: The True Story Behind the Crime […] :

The planners held all the requisite public hearings, public discussions, public meetings, public forums, yadda public-this and yadda public-that.

2002年June2日，Craig Medred，“Trails committee goes a little wild”, in Anchorage Daily News，頁 G1:


grassy arse

來自西班牙語 gracias (“謝謝”)。

gracias的視覺方言拼法。

'Then what are we waiting for? Waiter, the bill?' 'Gracias, senor.' 'And grassy arse to you. Come on, let's go.'

1955, The London Magazine, Volume 2, p. 63:


grassy ass

來自西班牙語 gracias (“謝謝”)。

gracias的視覺方言拼法。

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

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

Grassy ass Maggie.

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

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

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


ohmigod

oh my God的視覺方言拼法。


ohmigosh

oh my gosh的視覺方言拼法。


ohmygod

oh my God的視覺方言拼法。


ohmygosh

oh my gosh的視覺方言拼法。


omigod

oh my God的視覺方言拼法。


omigosh

oh my gosh的視覺方言拼法。


stoppit

stop it的視覺方言拼法。


ten-shun

用於引起遊行樂隊或兵團的注意。

Company, 'ten-shun—(More violently.) 'ten-shun, please... (He draws himself up exaggeratedly.) Stand straight, like soldiers!

1946，Harry Lester Baum，Prelude to Victory: A Masonic Play:


thank u

thank you的視覺方言拼法。


yas

'Oh! yas, I smokes; but I durned sight d'ruther chaw.'

1862，Various，The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862:

"Yas, yas!" they cried, with broader grins and many nods.

It's nice, yas, and it's paid for.

1913，Horace Annesley Vachell，Bunch Grass:


yay

yea (“對；真的”)的變體。

Yay! I have finally finished my work!


shame on you

你真不要臉，真可恥；表達不贊成


welcum

welcome的視覺方言拼法。

“Welcum to McCaufreys, Billy Dean” he says. “Make yorself at home & hav a pie.”

2011, David Almond, The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean, Candlewick Press (2014), ISBN 0763663093, 121:


wut

同What，兩者標準意思都是感嘆詞，但特別作為令人髮指或出乎意料的陳述回應。


shart

'sheart的另一種拼寫法。

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

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


mrow

貓的聲音，介於喵喵聲和呼嚕聲或咆哮聲之間


you tell me

（用於回答問題）我不知道！


argh

模仿哭聲。大概從18世紀開始使用。

Argh! Itʼs already 7:15! Weʼre never gonna make it!

啊！已經七點十五分了！我們來不及了！


haiya

糟了，完了；用於表示有壞事情發生的感嘆詞 。


pfft

You'd never forgive yourself — and then you'd never forgive me, and then pfft, the end of a fine friendship.

1965 Peter De Vries — Let Me Count the Ways


all the best

“I wish you all the best of luck”或類似短語的省略。


best wishes

書信結尾或送行時的禮貌用語。


voila

voilà的另一種拼寫法


hrm

好奇或深思時發出的聲音。


oh my goodness

/əʊ maɪ ˈɡʊdnɛs/


my goodness

My goodness, what a loud noise!


oh my

Which might mean shaping it, gelling it, snooting it, barn dooring it, and putting it on a stand or a clamp. Maybe taking the dome diffuser off. Perhaps zooming it. Oh my. And you thought you were just taking a picture.


oh my God

在不同語境下，本詞可以帶有褻瀆，也可只是單純地表達情緒。相對委婉的說法有oh my gosh、omigosh以及oh my goodness。

表示憤怒、困惑、興奮、驚訝等情緒。

"Oh my God!"; those can't be the last words of your man.

2001，“We Right Here”, in Earl Simmons 作詞, Black Key 作曲, The Great Depression，演出者 DMX, Ruff Ryders Entertainment:


God-a-mercy

God have mercy的視覺方言拼法：氣餒或沮喪的感嘆。

Bast. A foot of Honor better then I was,
But many a many foot of Land the worse.
Well, now can I make any Ioane a Lady,
Good den Sir Richard, Godamercy fellow,
And if his name be George, Ile call him Peter;
For new made honor doth forget mens names...

1623, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King Iohn, Act I, Scene i:


ermahgerd

oh my God的變體，模仿配戴orthodontic retainer的人說話聲音。

oh my God的另一種寫法。

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

2012, "Livin' A Teenage Dream", X-Press Magazine, Issue 1341, 24 October 2012, page 11:

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

2012, Travis Homenuk, "Let's all run for mayor", The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan), Volume 104, Issue 8, 25 October 2012, page 16:

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

2013, Robert Epstein, "Being Modern: Macarons", The Independent, 3 March 2013:

有關使用本詞的更多用例，請參閱Citations:ermahgerd。


thx

thanks (“謝謝”)之縮寫。


what hath God wrought

出自民數記23:23：Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!（欽定版；和合本：斷沒有法術可以害雅各，也沒有占卜可以害以色列。現在必有人論及雅各，就是論及以色列說：『神為他行了何等的大事！』）；因是1844年5月24日萨缪尔·摩尔斯在美國發送的世界上第一封電報的内容而流行開來。


arigato

借自日語 ありがとう (arigatō，“謝謝”)。

/ˌɑɹiˈɡɑtoʊ/

“阿里嘎多”，謝謝 (用於帶有日本文化的語境下)


dan buoy

down boy的視覺方言拼法。 （狗的命令：坐下）


wot

what的視覺方言拼法。

Then, wot with undertakers, and wot with parish clerks, and wot with sextons, and wot with private watchmen (all awaricious and all in it), a man wouldn't get much by it, even if it was so.

1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin 2003, p. 319)

Wot, no bananas?

什麼，沒有香蕉了？（實行配給制的戰爭期間常見口號）


GG

Good game (字面意思是“好遊戲”)之縮寫；常用於遊戲比賽的結束；有時也用於結束爭論。

Good going (“恭喜；做得好”)之縮寫；可能是真誠，也可能帶諷刺的語氣。


ching chong

模仿漢語官話音素ch、j、q和zh的發音[t͡ʂʰ]、[t͡ɕ]、[t͡ɕʰ]和[t͡ʂ]。

/ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɒŋ/

模仿漢語、朝鮮語或其他東亞語言。

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!'

他走了過來，身後有三四個孩子，高喊著“Ching chong！Ching chong！都不知道怎麼說話！都不知道怎么打架！”

2008，Alice Pung，Growing Up Asian in Australia，頁 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.
#*:: 例如，喜剧演员和脱口秀主持人亞當·卡羅拉和NBA超级明星俠客·歐尼爾以前都曾在提到亚洲人和亚裔美国人时发表过ching chong言论。

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


eigh

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


sugma

發音類似 suck my (balls)。有時也被誤用成 ligma，但該詞表示的是 lick my balls。

故意設計得發音類似“suck my”的感嘆詞（尤其用來引誘別人詢問其含義）


eina

借自南非語 eina，源自科伊科伊語：é + ná。

Eina! I hit my thumb with the hammer!

痛痛痛！一不小心用錘子敲中拇指了！


Qapla'

借自克林貢語 Qapla' (“成功”)。

/q͡χɑpʰˈlɑʔ/

表示祝願某人好運（尤指在光榮的戰鬥中）

success (n) Qapla'

1985，Marc Okrand，The Klingon Dictionary，Pocket Books, →ISBN，頁s 103, 155:

It is hoped that this report . . . will help lead to the reconciliation of the two governments. Qapla'.

1996，Marc Okrand，The Klingon Way: A Warrior's Guide，Pocket Books, →ISBN，頁 x:

Maltz, we are honored to still be your students. Qapla'.

1997，Marc Okrand，Klingon for the Galactic Traveler，Pocket Books,, →ISBN，頁 5:

Qapla!

2000，Brian Proffitt，Add Red Hat Linux 7 to your Windows desktop in a weekend，Prima Tech,, →ISBN，頁 133:

Tina shrugged her shoulders, nodding helplessly. She was beat. “Qapla!” she said, grinning back at Leigh. / “Success!” Leigh laughed, translating the word from the alien Klingon language[…]

2000，Jacqueline Guest，Rookie Season，James Lorimer & Company,, →ISBN，頁 5:

“Well, in that case, good luck and—er—Qapla'.”

2003，L. A. Graf et al.，Day Of Honor: The bestselling Klingon™ saga—complete in one volume!:

Thank you for all the years of patiently being there, especially on those dark and stormy nights when things detonated unexpectedly and I needed rescuing yet again. Qapla'!

2004, Jacqueline Guest, Racing Fear, James Lorimer & Company, ISBN 9781550288384, 5:

Sean Penn: Qapla’!

2004, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Pam Brady, Team America: World Police, Paramount Pictures

Go forth and hack, Qapla!

2005 October 19-21, Andrew Chalmers, “Hurd is where I hide.”, AUUGN 2005: Conference Proceedings, Sydney, page 145:

Unable to resist a sudden temptation, he threw out his arm in a Klingon salute. / “Qapla’!” / He vanished into the photo on his phone.

2009，Greg Cox，The 4400: Welcome to Promise City，Simon and Schuster, →ISBN，頁 187:


holy shit

/ˌhəʊli ˈʃɪt/

天啊；用於表達恐懼、敬畏、驚訝等情感

Holy shit, that car just exploded!

天哪，那輛車剛剛爆炸了！


toodles

為toodeloo的略縮，帶指小/親暱性質的-s。


doo

起於1950年代，源自兒語。

(Ever feel like you've just entered... The Twilight Zone? Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo....)

1995，Phil Farrand，The Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers: Volume 2:

[…] the bloke who sang about coloured girls going 'doo de doo de doo doo d'de doo de doo de doo' had once had this thing with the guy who produced the debut albums by the Stooges and Patti Smith.

2006，Steve Taylor，A to X of Alternative Music，頁 272:


JFGI

just fucking google it (“你他媽的自己去用谷歌搜索”)之首字母縮略詞。


crimes

'Oh crimes,' muttered Kate, clutching her mother's arm as Captain went up St Martin's Lane and turned into Castle Street, 'He's goin' into Seven Dials.'

2006，Bowering Sivers，Jammy Dodgers Go Underground，頁 138:


wuh

what的發音拼寫：wha的另一種寫法


HNY

happy New Year (“新年快樂”)之首字母縮略詞。


damme

And now, have at the Ministry, Damme!

1809，James Gillray，Pillars of the Constitution:


chingas

可能借自西班牙語 chingar (“性交，肏”)

表示驚奇、驚訝：我肏！哇！


t'anks

thanks的發音拼寫。


sss

蛇或其他爬行動物發出的嘶嘶聲

"Sss," said the snake.

2017，Brian Fox，The Hollow Rasping of an American Nightmare，頁 420:


tss

When the woman held the sausage over the open fire, the drops of fat went tss-tsss on the coals and the flames turned a lovely blue colour.

当女人把香肠放到火上时，一滴滴的油脂落在煤炭上，发出嘶嘶声，火焰则变成了可爱的蓝色。

1964，Felix Vincent Lategan, Michael Wallendorf Smuts, Hymne Weiss，Afrikaans Short Stories，頁 173:

"Tss tss!" the girl hissed softly through her teeth. The monkey turned, leaped directly onto her shoulder, and gazed around […]

“嘶嘶！”女孩从牙缝中轻轻发出嘶嘶声。猴子转过身，直接跳到她的肩膀上，环顾四周 […]


agreed

Totally agreed!


get out of here

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-au-get out of here.ogg

仅按字面意思，并无比喻或俗语义；参见get、out of、here：滾開

Get out of here and don't come back!

Did she really say that? Get out of here!

她真那麼說了嗎？難以置信！


bottoms up

指的是把饮酒者的酒杯底部抬起。


bababooey

源自蓋瑞·戴爾·阿貝特的暱稱「Baba Booey」。

惡作劇電話和體育賽事中經常使用的擾亂性用語


tst

'What did you give for that?'
'A shilling, ma'am.'
'Tst! tst! tst!' said the old lady, disapprovingly.

“你花了多少钱买的？”
“一先令，夫人。”
“啧！啧！啧！”老太太不以为然地说。

1870，Juliana Horatia Ewing，“An Idyll of the Wood”, in The Brownies and Other Tales:

“How about chloroform burns?” suggested Parker.
“Tst, tst,” said the doctor, annoyed at not having thought of this himself […]

“那氯仿烧伤呢？”帕克建议道。
“啧啧啧，”医生懊恼地说道，他自己怎么没想到这一点……


oml

OML的大小寫替代形式。


ack

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ack.wav


hmm

Hmm... that's an interesting idea.

嗯……这是一个有趣的想法。

Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.

嗯……我就是无法在这两者之间做出选择。

Hmm... creation or evolution? That’s the big question.

嗯……创造论还是进化论？这才是关键问题。

表示惊讶或茫然；尤其是当一个人被问到时，他做出的没有预料到的反应。

"You there! Where are you going?" "Hmm? Oh, I just need to get a drink."

“喂你！你要去哪儿？”“嗯？哦，我只是去喝两杯。”

"Could you pass me the paring knife?" "Hmm? What's a paring knife?"

“你能把削皮刀递给我吗？”“嗯？削皮刀是什么？”

Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
B. Wooster: Hmm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.

May 12 1991，“Kidnapped!”, in Jeeves and Wooster，季数 2, 集数 5:

Just where were you until 2 a.m.? Hmm?

凌晨两点之前你都在哪儿？嗯？


bofa

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bofa.wav

等同於 "both of my balls" 或 "both of deez nuts"（我的兩顆睪丸）。

"Hey, do you know what bofa is?" "What's bofa?" "Bofa deez nuts in your mouth!"

“嘿，你知道什么是bofa吗？”“bofa是什么？”“bofa就是含好我的兩顆蛋！”


deuces

再見，回見（因為對應的手勢舉起兩根手指）

Nigga! You got until tonight to get your shit, deuces nigga!

哥们！你今晚之前得把东西拿走，回头见！