ё-моё

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formed according to the euphemistic model: "the first sound or syllable word with an unexpected (in this case, phonetically similar) continuation."

Pronunciation

Interjection

ё-моё (jo-mojó)

  1. (minced oath, colloquial) damn, bloody hell (an expression of disappointment or surprise)
    Synonyms: ёлки зелёные (jólki zeljónyje), ёлки-па́лки (jólki-pálki)
    Ё-моё, — говори́л он себе́ негро́мко, изумлённый, — да она́ про́сто краса́вица!
    Jo-mojó, — govoríl on sebé negrómko, izumljónnyj, — da oná prósto krasávica!
    "Damn!", he said to himself softly, amazed, "she’s simply beautiful!"