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English translation: holy mummy
| 12:57 Feb 2, 2010 |
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|  Selected response from: egj_translation Sweden Local time: 15:33 | ||||||
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| 3 +2 | holy mummy |
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| 3 | holy cow! |
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| 3 | "Ay Carumba!" |
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| 3 | jeepers creepers |
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| 2 +1 | Mummy mia! |
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| 2 | yo mummy |
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10 mins confidence: 
holy cow! Explanation: One kiddy way of expressing it. There are many others. |
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12 mins confidence:
yo mummy Explanation: You asked for "any ideas," so here's mine -- a pun on modern slang. It starts from the "Yo momma's so . . . " insults you'll find in the Google search at the reference link below. Remember, you did ask for "any" ideas. :-) Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=&as_epq=yo+momma&as_... |
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12 mins confidence:
"Ay Carumba!" Explanation: You will probably receive lots of suggestions for this, so here's a slightly unusual one, the first words ever spoken by Bart Simpson: "Ay Carumba!" (Misspelt as in the Simpsons). This could be appropriate in some situations and for some audiences. |
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29 mins confidence:
jeepers creepers Explanation: Another suggestion, not just for the covered use of the blasphemy in English as compared with the covered use of the devil's name in Swedish, but also for the connection to the fairly recent horror movies with the same name... |
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10 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2holy mummy Explanation: Just a suggestion. The thing about the Swedish expression is that it is funny in context, because of the connection to ancient Egypt with the pharaoh. It is a slightly archaic way of swearing though, so I don't think you would be amiss in using something like "holy mummy!" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-02-02 14:43:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- No problem - I'm glad you liked it. I'm so much of a word nerd, I am childishly pleased by puns. :-) |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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