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caramba

American  
[kah-rahm-bah] / kɑˈrɑm bɑ /

interjection

Spanish.
  1. (used as an exclamation of astonishment, dismay, or anger.)


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City Hall news, there are two words for this: Ay caramba.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 2023

And if it wasn't for the waves, caramba!

From Time Magazine Archive

“Dedd, caramba, don’t you know who I am?”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Look you, Senor, I am not of the Church—no, caramba!

From The Crusade of the Excelsior by Bret Harte

It will not dissolve in alcohol, but yields to the concentrated action of sulphuric acid, which will dissolve all resins except caramba wax.

From French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction by Richard Bitmead

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