Exclamation

  • 101shoot! — exclamation American an inoffensive euphemism for shit used as an exclamation since the 19th century …

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  • 102sighted! — exclamation British an all purpose exclamation of solidarity which ranges in meaning from thank you to beware . Synonyms from the same period are seen and safe. The term, which probably originated as a warning or shout of recognition by a gang… …

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  • 103spam! — exclamation British an all purpose exclamation of defiance, rejection, irritation. The word was defined on the Internet in February 1997 by Bodge World …

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  • 104stitch this! — exclamation British an exclamation of defiance said while hitting someone, particularly when butt ing them in the face. The phrase is used by toughs …

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  • 105what it is! — exclamation an all purpose exclamation of greeting, approval or solidarity, which originated in black American speech at the end of the 1980s, and by the late 1990s was being heard in British school play grounds. What it like? was a similar rit… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 106who ya bouncing — exclamation an exclamation of irritation, defined by one user as what the f*** do you think you re doing, bumping into me! It was recorded in 1999 …

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  • 107yuck! — exclamation an exclamation of repelled distaste or disapproval …

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  • 108for pity's sake — exclamation of surprise, exclamation of protest …

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  • 109hist — exclamation archaic used to attract attention or call for silence. Origin C16: natural exclamation …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 110hoots — exclamation Scottish & N. English archaic or humorous expressing dissatisfaction or impatience. Origin C16: natural exclamation …

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