strewth

strewth
strewth /strooth/
interjection
An oath (from God's truth)

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strewth UK [struːθ] US [struθ] interjection british old-fashioned
used for expressing surprise, or for emphasizing what you have to say

Strewth, I’m hungry!

Thesaurus: old-fashioned expressions of surprisesynonym

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strewth f30 [struːθ] [struːθ] exclamation (old-fashioned, BrE, slang)
used to express surprise, anger, etc.
 
Word Origin:
[strewth] late 19th cent.: contraction of God's truth.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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