shazbat

English

Etymology

A catchphrase from the 1970s sitcom Mork & Mindy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃæzbɒt/

Interjection

shazbat

  1. (colloquial, US, rare) Expressing anger, annoyance or frustration.
    • 1990 September, “C.R.E.E.P. of the Year”, in MAD Magazine Fall Special, →ISSN, page 76:
      Shazbat! We have to pay TAXES after we're NUKED?!
    • 2013, Monica Strang, The Starburst Juju, Pants On Fire Press, →ISBN, page 274:
      Parker covered his mouth, then swallowed. “Oh shazbat. I just threw up a little,” he mumbled.

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