Nov 18, 2016 · I suggest shoot which the Oxford Dictionary of English by Angus Stevenson (2010 Ed.) defines as meaning: Exclamation N. Amer. informal Used as a euphemism for ‘shit’: Shoot, it was a great day to be alive’ Oxford Living Dictionaries also provides us with the exemplary sentence: "Shoot! I've forgotten my book!" And how about oh damn. (Longman)

Mar 4, 2018 · 1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 143 Acclamo to cry out or shoot forth the voice. 1846 Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) iii. 19 Shooting out whatever she had to say in one sentence, and in one breath, if possible. 1848 Thackeray Vanity Fair lx. 541 Even Dobbin would shoot out a sudden peal [of laughter] at the boy's mimicry.

A example sentence from Oxford dictionary: Shoot - exclamation North American informal used as a euphemism for ‘shit’: shoot, it was a great day to be alive What is the tone of this se...

Oct 26, 2021 · I wouldn't normally expect to hear / see Oh before snap! in the cited context. To me that looks reminiscent of (AmE) Oh, shoot! and (BrE) Oh, sugar! (euphemistic alternatives to Oh, shit!). Note that @BobtheMagicMoose's link doesn't actually give the "etymology" - it's from a children's "matching" playing cards game, competing to be the first ...

Jul 22, 2020 · "Oh no!", "Oh wow!", "Oh boy!" and a few others are idiomatic exclamations. And "Oh" is an exclamation by itself. When an exclamation precedes a sentence such as "I forgot to turn off the water" or "woe is me" or "that is fantastic" then it is generally separated by a comma.

Sep 18, 2016 · Shoot used as an interjection is a euphemism for shit, as are shucks and sugar. Wikipedia. Wikipedia tells the same story under its entry for shit, albeit more briefly: The word shit (also shite in British and Hiberno-English) is usually avoided in formal speech. Minced oath substitutes for the word shit in English include shoot, shucks, and ...

May 14, 2015 · Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997, to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was so popular that its first season of six episodes were all aired …

"Oh, come on, now, Marie, and shut your face," cried Annabel Lee, in her most sprightly fashion. And similarly, from "Professor Caruthers' Thanksgiving Turkey," in the [Bloomington, Illinois] Weekly Pantagraph (November 29, 1901): "Le's see," began Jeff, reflectively, staring up at the leaves while he counted on his fingers.

Rats have a very negative image in the mind of people, and have had for long (I believe it started with 19th century’s urbanisation, and later intensified; earlier tales of rats feature them as rather nice animals living in fields).

Oct 9, 2015 · Oh I don't know. It is a reasonable assumption the original questioner is of South Indian origin and if he were to search out the phrase in a dictionary or on the internet he might stumble upon any of the three interpretations that I found readily enough (eg 'do a runner', 'futile endeavour' or 'successful endeavour with effort').