shiver my timbers
Pirate's surprised exclamation
Shiver my timbers is an exclamation of surprise or disbelief, associated with stereotypical pirate speech.
The phrase suggests a ship's timbers shaking from impact or rough seas.
It appears almost exclusively in fictional depictions of pirates or in playful imitation of them: Shiver my timbers, that's a lot of gold!
Rarely used seriously.
- dratMild oath
- oathsSolemn binding promises
- adriftFloating without control
- taken abackShocked into momentary confusion
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
ahoy · yo ho ho · blow me down · Davy Jones locker · by and large · awash · scallywag · hard and fast · unmoored · loose cannon · high and dry · shake a leg · imprecations · slush fund · annoyance · blimey · close quarters · fiddlesticks
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Texted exclamation of shock
WTF · no way · holy crap · what the hell · are you serious
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