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Bulgarian
Etymology
Fossilized phrase, probably equivalent to (obsolete) ега́ (egá, “ condemn”, 1p. sg.) + ти (ti, “thee”), cognate with Russian е́гать (jégatʹ), яга́ть (jagátʹ, “to blaze, to rush; to scold, to condemn”), Slovene ję́gati (“to insinuate, to intimate”). Perhaps from an obsolete *ěgati (?)
Pronunciation
Interjection
егати • (egati) (colloquial)
- expressive interjection conveying surprise, displeasure, or irritation: dammit!, bobbins!
Usage notes
егати (egati) is used as a less profane counterpart to ебати (ebati) / ебаси (ebasi) (from еба́ (ebá, “to copulate”)), which are vulgar.
References
- “егати”, in BGJargon.com (in Bulgarian), 2007