shtaahaa

Definition: holy, holy cow, holy jeez, holy moly, jeez

shtaahaa
>ij 1 holy, holy cow, holy jeez, holy moly, jeez. Shtaa haa!
>Holy smokes! MC2005.cs. Shtaahaa nooshens… geget sa naa gegii! Gaawii gnigenh gbizndawsii ezhi-nooninaanh, mii go kina gaa-zhi-bkijibindwaa giwi pinaatigoog.
>Granddaughter, gees you! You just don’t listen to what I ask you to do, you pulled out all of the potato plants. PL1997.rn. Shtaahaa! Baapaagi-shka'ii maanda zaazgokwaan! Gegeti gmiikne'ige!
>Holy! This fry pan's brand spanking new! You're making a really good purchase! MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: shtaahaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Expression/Interjection
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73034013400n
GKS Reference Number: 21408
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