verdorri

German

Etymology

From Low German, from underlying God verdor(r)e di/ju, which means “may God make you lose your mind”, related with Tor (“fool”), or alternatively “may God make you wither, shrivel”, related with verdorren (“to wither”). Compare Dutch verdorie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fərˈdɔri/, [fɐˈdɔ.ʁi]

Interjection

verdorri

  1. (regional, Westphalia, Ruhrgebiet) darn it!, damn it!
    Verdorri nochmal, warum geht das denn hier nicht!
    Darn it, why isn’t this working!
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