Browsing page 2 of words meaning exclamations (list of) (281 words total)

adverb

• "anyhow"; "anyway"; "anyways".

  Anywho... I'm going to head home now.

  • See more words with the same meaning: speech filler.

  Last edited on Jun 17 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Nov 30 2002.

interjection

• an exclamation of frustration.

  Oh, arse!

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  Last edited on Oct 24 1999. Submitted by Cyberchick from UK on Oct 24 1999.

noun

• buttocks. Most uses of ass apply to arse, e.g. arsehole (asshole); dumb arse (dumb ass); etc. Origin: UK.

  Stick it up your arse!

  You can kick his arse.

  That bloke is a right arsehole.

  My boyfriend loves it in the arse.

  • See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: buttocks, butt, ass.

  Last edited on Apr 26 2013. Submitted by Wendy from Purley, Greater London, UK on Oct 22 1999.

• idiot.

  She's always terrible to have around, always being an arse.

  • See more words with the same meaning: uncool person, jerk, asshole (general insults - list of).

  Last edited on May 31 2004. Submitted by Matthew R. from Blackpool, United Kingdom on May 31 2004.

• something incorrect, broken; MESSED UP.

  I made an arse of that.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.
  • See more words with the same meaning: broken.

  Last edited on Oct 05 2006. Submitted by Brian B. from Ireland on Oct 05 2006.

• when combined with an adjective, a person who that adjective strongly applies to.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  
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  Last edited on Oct 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 15 2011.

interjection

• exclamation which connotes a derisive assertion that whatever is being talked about is impossible or very unlikely. Replacements for, e.g. "As if that were remotely possible!" or "Doesn't he/she wish!" or simply "Yeah, right!"

  That guy asked me out on a date. As if!

  Everybody is saying that I'm going out with Brad. Like, as if!

  Girl 1: Is it true you had hooked up with the math teacher?
  
  Girl 2: Ew, as if!

  • See more words with the same meaning: disbelief, doubt (statements of).

  Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Max M. from Philadelphia, PA, USA on Jun 08 1998.

notes

• Origin: Southern California "Valley Girl" term. Popularized by the 1995 American film Clueless, which is loosely based on the 1815 Jane Austen novel Emma.

  Last edited on May 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 25 2010.

interjection

• exclamation of disappointment. From the title of the 1976 movie of the same name.

                                                                                                                
  
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  Last edited on May 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 24 2011.

interjection

• used to convey surprise, disgust, or doubt.

  Bah! Did that really just happen?

  • See more words with the same meaning: no, disbelief, doubt (statements of).

  Last edited on Nov 20 2002. Submitted by Maurice J. from Fall River, MA, USA on Nov 20 2002.

adjective

• out of luck; having failed or lost.

  Speaker A: Did you get the job?
  
  Speaker B: No, I'm balls.

  We're balls. Balls!

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  • See more words with the same meaning: hard, confusing, difficult, a problem.

  Last edited on Jun 08 1999. Submitted by james s. from NJ, USA on Jun 08 1999.

adverb

• very; extremely. Also "as balls", balls-ass.

  It is balls cold out here.

  I'm balls tired.

  • See more words with the same meaning: very, extremely, completely, in a grand way.

  Last edited on Mar 28 2011. Submitted by James O from Bluefield, WV, USA on Apr 29 1999.

interjection

• exclamation of disappointment.

  Oh balls!

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  Last edited on Feb 04 1999. Submitted by John V. on Feb 04 1999.

noun

• testicles. Also used in the singular as ball.

                                                                                                
  
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  Peter's balls were almost nonexistent.

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  Last edited on Apr 25 2013. Submitted by Mia X on Nov 05 1999.

• bravado, courage; GUTS. In this sense, "balls" still means "testicles," but "having balls" implies bravado. Having large "balls" or many "balls" implies even more bravado. (The "having testicles" = "bravado" relationship exists in other languages, e.g. "tener cojones" in Spanish.)

  You've got balls to do something like that!

  That dude must have enormous balls!

  You've got a lot of balls showing your face in here.

                                                                                                                                                         
  
                                    
  
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  • See more words with the same meaning: brave.

  Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Avalon D. from Chicago, IL, USA on Sep 18 2002.

notes

• See ball; baller

  Last edited on Aug 12 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 12 2009.

interjection

• "there you go"; "and then suddenly"; etc. Usually spoken with increased volume.

  I had the interview, and then - bam - I was in upper management!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  
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  Last edited on Nov 02 2011. Submitted by Miranda W. from Rincon, GA, USA on Nov 17 2005.

interjection

• exclamation of disgust.

  You hooked up with him? Like, barf!

  Ugh, it's Monday. Barf!

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  • See more words with the same meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy.

  Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.

noun

• used as an example or placeholder variable, in the same way as "foo" and "bar".

  So let's say foo is 1, bar is 2, and barf is 3. foo + bar + barf = 6.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

noun - uncountable

• vomit.

  You got barf on your shoes.

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  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.

verb - intransitive

• to vomit.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to vomit.

  Last edited on Sep 14 1997. Submitted by JB C. from New York, NY, USA on Sep 14 1997.

• of software, to "crash" (fail) due to input that it doesn't handle properly, or cannot be handle at all. Usually implies that the program emits some spew of messages (or corrupt data) before terminating.

  The division operation barfs if you try to divide by 0.

  It turns out it was barfing because I was loading the 32-bit version of the DLL into a 64-bit process.

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  • See more words with the same meaning: to break, ruin, destroy.

  Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

interjection

• an expression of surprise or alarm.

  Bejesus, that car was nice!

  Oh my bejesus!

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  Last edited on Mar 13 2011. Submitted by Andy Parsons on Jun 06 1997.