caramba
[kah-rahm-bah]
- (used as an exclamation of astonishment, dismay, or anger.)
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Examples from the Web for caramba
Contemporary Examples
The man who would become the most influential fictionalist of the last half of the 20th century cried, “Ah, caramba!”
Historical Examples
In a few minutes they were startled by an explosive “Caramba!”
The Gilded ManClifford Smyth
Caramba, comrades, if you are going to play at knives, can you not take me with you?
The Indian ScoutGustave Aimard
Caramba is a Spanish word meaning in the American language "gosh."
The Gold Diggings of Cape HornJohn R. Spears
Caramba, what is this world but a cemetery of bleaching hopes!
Carmen ArizaCharles Francis Stocking
There was an old cot there––I slept on it two nights––Caramba!
Carmen ArizaCharles Francis Stocking
Word Origin and History for caramba
exclamation of dismay or surprise, 1835, from Spanish, said to be a euphemism for carajo "penis," from Vulgar Latin *caraculum "little arrow."
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