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caramba — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blimey intj A British exclamation of surprise, shock, or excitement.
  • bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
  • damn interjection Used to express anger, frustration, or surprise.
  • gadzooks intj An expression of surprise, shock, etc.
  • geez intj An exclamation of surprise, frustration, or exasperation.
  • golly intj A mild, old-fashioned exclamation of surprise or delight.
  • gosh intj A mild exclamation of surprise, delight, or emphasis, used as a polite substitute for "God."
  • shoot verb To fire a weapon, or to hit someone or something with a projectile from one.
  • yikes intj An exclamation of shock, alarm, or dismay.

Senses

caramba is used for these senses in English:

  • aw shucks Used to express disappointment, embarrassment or annoyance.
  • blimey (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc. [From late 19th c.]
  • bother (dated, euphemistic) A mild expression of annoyance.
  • damn (sometimes, vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.
  • geez (euphemistic) An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.
  • good grief An expression of surprise or shock.
  • good grief An expression of dismay and disgust.
  • gosh (minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

bother — full definition

  1. verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
  2. verb To take the trouble to do something, especially when it might be seen as unnecessary.
  3. noun A minor annoyance, fuss, or inconvenience.
  4. intj A mild exclamation of annoyance.

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