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snakes

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An old-fashioned exclamation of surprise, shock, or alarm (short for "snakes alive!").
""Snakes!" he cried when the lights suddenly went out."

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In plain EnglishAn exclamation of surprise, like "good grief!" — a shortened version of "snakes alive!"

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