stap my vitals
stap my vitals interjection: an exclamation of surprise or anger, sometimes used as an oath.
Interjection
- An exclamation of surprise or anger, sometimes used as an oath.
- You have married a woman beautiful in her person, charming in her airs, prudent in her conduct, constant in her inclinations, and of a nice morality - stap my vitals!1845, William Hazlitt, Lectures on the English Comic Writers
- The true Preux des Dames, (regretfully) went out with the full periwig, stap my vitals!1854, Tom Taylor, Charles Reade, Masks and Faces
Examples of stap my vitals in a sentence
- "Stap my vitals, Bill" (this was to Shakespeare), "there's a great wave coming and you're on the top of it".1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando:
- "Stap my vitals, Tuppy, old corpse," I said, concerned, "you're looking pretty blue round the rims."1934, PG Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves:
- Stap my vitals Neal cried, and I knew he was quoting Otway.1995, Kenneth Robert, Boon Island:
Forms of stap my vitals
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Origin of stap my vitals
Corruption of stop + my + vitals. Compare stap me.
Words formed from stap my vitals
Questions about stap my vitals
- What does stap my vitals mean?
- Stap my vitals means an exclamation of surprise or anger, sometimes used as an oath.
- How do you use stap my vitals in a sentence?
- "Stap my vitals, Bill" (this was to Shakespeare), "there's a great wave coming and you're on the top of it".
- What part of speech is stap my vitals?
- Stap my vitals is an interjection.
Words near stap my vitals in the dictionary
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