strewth

Aussie mild oath

Strewth is a mild British and Australian oath expressing surprise or emphasis, a corruption of "God's truth": Strewth, that was close!

The word sounds dated and is often used for comic effect or to evoke old-fashioned speech.

exclamation

crikey

Mild surprise interjection

blimeyBritish surprise interjection
bloody hellBritish oath of surprise
cor blimeyCockney astonishment interjection

goodness · gosh · golly · wow · jeez · heavens · lordy · cripes · egad · zounds

Australian

crikey

Mild surprise interjection

matePartner or companion
g'dayInformal Australian hello
AussieInformal term for Australian

fair dinkum · bloody · larrikin · cobber · bonzer · ripper · drongo · galah · bogan · sheila

surprise

astonishment

Intense sudden wonder

disbeliefRejection of truth claims
shockViolent sudden disturbance
amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder

incredulity · gobsmacked · flabbergasted · stunned · thunderstruck · taken aback · startled · bewildered · dumbfounded · speechless

Categories

Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
archaic exclamationsalack, alas, egad, egads, fie
British Exclamationsblimey, bloody hell, crikey, cor blimey, by Jove
minced oathsdarn, heck, gosh, shoot, dang
old exclamationszounds, gadzooks, egad, egads, forsooth

Opposites

intensity of exclamation

strewthfucking hell

Profane exclamation of dismay

holy shit · what the fuck · motherfucker · bloody hell · Jesus Christ

emotional valence

strewthnaturally

without artificial help

of course · obviously · meh · whatever · as expected

Family

strew, strewn, strewing, strews, bestrew, bestrewn

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Profile: Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G