- Delightful
- Crikey!
Jumpin’ jaguars
Merlin’s beard
Some of my favorites are:
“Bist du deppert”
“Bist du gscheit”
In Austrian German, both are expressions of astonishment.
The fun aspects are: while they have nearly the same usage, the literal meanings of these expressions are the opposites of each other (in English “are you crazy” and “are you smart”) and depending on context they can adopt all kinds of subtle additional meanings.
Tja
By Grabthar’s Hammer!
“Sweet Jesus!” is a good one. Has a nice zing to it.
Don’t forget Holy Moses
Anything with muh man JTown (jesus) is a good time
Naguará, from my Country Venezuela.
Does it have a close English translation? I like learning about other languages.
It doesn’t, sorry. It is a way to express Astonishment, like saying “Holy Fuck!” or something like that. It’s also used to intensify something you say, “Naguará 'e grande es ese árbol = How fucking big is that tree”.
(Although I’m using “fuck” in the examples, Naguará isn’t a “rude word” or an insult, colloquial at most, you wouldn’t say naguará in a business meeting or a thesis defense, for example. Is just that i can’t think of other English word with the same weight as Naguará)
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Naguara
Slang originally from Barqusimeto, Venezuela, meaning “wow.”
Also spelled “Na guara,” “naguará,” or “na guará.” Town elders says it has to do with seing a flock of birds, now extint, called “guaros,” flying over the skies of Barquisimeto.
I have a friend that says, “Well shit on my face.” whenever something amazingly unbelievable is true. The way they say it so stoically, naturally, like it’s normal, it’s usually responded to like, “I know right- what?!”
Zoinks!
Top Hole!
Lobo the Last Czarnian has some great ones.
- Feetal’s gizz
- Bastich
- Frag/Fraggin’
Butthole!
I use it to politely punctuate statements when respectfully conversing with people I may slightly disagree with.
