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Stone the crows

intj, slang

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Intj
  1. 1
    Generalized expression of surprise or amazement, or just for emphasis. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial

    "“Why, stone the crows! I′ll look yous up,” sez ′e. / “I need some friends: I ain′t got wife nor chick.”"

Etymology

Originally Australian English of 1910s, "referring to the former occupation of watching over cornfields and stoning crows that attempt to plunder the crop."

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