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stone_the_crows
stone the crows
English
Interjection
- (Britain, Australia, colloquial) Generalized expression of surprise or amazement, or just for emphasis.
- 1924, C. J. Dennis, Rose Of Spadgers, 1988, Sentimental Bloke and Other Verses, page 86,
- “Why, stone the crows! I′ll look yous up,” sez ′e. / “I need some friends: I ain′t got wife nor chick.”
- 1988, Janette Turner Hospital, Charades, page 63,
- So I says to meself: stone the crows, I′m a doomed man, might as well shoot through. It was cyclone time, see, and there′s been flash floods and this rock as big as a house has gone.
- 2008, Norman Jorgensen, Jack′s Island, 2011, ReadHowYouWant, page 170,
- ‘Stone the crows,’ I whispered in sheer relief.
- 1924, C. J. Dennis, Rose Of Spadgers, 1988, Sentimental Bloke and Other Verses, page 86,
Usage notes
May be used in combination with similar idiomatic expressions, as: stone the crows and pickle the lizards.