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shazbot

shazbot interjection: an excited utterance used to convey disappointment, particularly as a euphemism for shit.

Interjection

  1. (slang) An excited utterance used to convey disappointment, particularly as a euphemism for shit.
    • Shazbot, I missed!1978 February 28, “My Favorite Orkan”, in Happy Days, season 5, episode 22, spoken by Mork (Robin Williams)
    • I spent the next frantic seconds (felt like a year, actually) trying to disentangle myself from the pole while the crowd and the contestants guffawed. Shazbot!2005 December 29, Diablo Cody, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper, Gotham, →ISBN, →OL, page 26

Origin of shazbot

Popularised by the character Mork (played by Robin Williams) on the American television sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978).

Questions about shazbot

What does shazbot mean?
Shazbot means an excited utterance used to convey disappointment, particularly as a euphemism for shit.
What part of speech is shazbot?
Shazbot is an interjection.

Words near shazbot in the dictionary

  1. shazammable
  2. shazammed
  3. shazamming
  4. shazams
  5. shazbat
  6. shazbot
  7. Shazia
  8. Shaznay
  9. Shazza
  10. SHBG
  11. SHBGs

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