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Russian
Etymology
Euphemistic alteration of ёб твою́ мать (job tvojú matʹ), a vulgar curse.
Pronunciation
Interjection
ёлки-мота́лки • (jólki-motálki)
- (minced oath, colloquial) drat!, fiddlesticks! (expression of dismay, annoyance, or surprise)
- Synonyms: ёлки-па́лки (jólki-pálki), ё-моё (jo-mojó)
2000, Виктор Астафьев, Мелодия Чайковского:— Нам по девятна́дцать лет, нам ещё жить да жить, ёлки-мота́лки…- — Nam po devjatnádcatʹ let, nam ješčó žitʹ da žitʹ, jólki-motálki…
- “We are both nineteen, we have our whole life ahead of us, drat it…”