| 单词 | my aunt! |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmy (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt! colloquial (originally and chiefly British). my (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt!: used as an exclamation expressing surprise, consternation, etc. Now somewhat dated. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > exclamation of emotion [interjection] goodness1623 agad1672 Godsokers1672 Oh dear!1694 law1763 lud1767 Dear me!1773 Lor1776 dear knows!1805 Great God!1819 Great Scott1852 Jehoshaphat1857 lors1860 Great Sun!1867 Great Caesar!1870 gracious me!1884 my (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt!1886 snakes1891 lieber Gott1898 my gosh!1920 cor1931 1886 Oxf. Tatler 15 May 43/1 ‘My aunt!’ gasped Scrubbs, and dropped his pipe. 1888 R. Kipling Story of Gadsbys 55 Prince Kraft a stable-boy! Oh, my Aunt! 1890 Bristol Mercury 11 Jan. (Weekly Suppl.) 8/4 ‘My sainted aunt!’ cried Percy Verance, ‘What Can be an answer to such awful rot?’ 1903 T.P.'s Weekly 12 June 22/3 ‘Oh, my giddy Aunt!’ murmurs the disappointed shop-girl, sniffing. 1919 J. Buchan Mr. Standfast viii. 168 My holy aunt! The General disguised as Charlie Chaplin! 1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point x. 163 Rampion..turned up his eyes. ‘Oh, my sacred aunt!’ he said. 1975 R. Dahl Danny Champion of World xi ‘Oh, my darling boy,’ he said softly. ‘Oh, my sainted aunt! I do believe you've got it. Yes, I do—I do—I do.’ 2012 Nelson Mail (N.Z.) (Nexis) 21 July 16 Oh my giddy aunt, here comes another shower! < as lemmas |
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