Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stap my vitals

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: stap my vi-tals
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of surprise or anger, sometimes used as an oath.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"You have married a woman beautiful in her person, charming in her airs, prudent in her conduct, constant in her inclinations, and of a nice morality - stap my vitals!"
"The true Preux des Dames, (regretfully) went out with the full periwig, stap my vitals!"
""Stap my vitals, Bill" (this was to Shakespeare), "there's a great wave coming and you're on the top of it"."
""Stap my vitals, Tuppy, old corpse," I said, concerned, "you're looking pretty blue round the rims.""
"Stap my vitals Neal cried, and I knew he was quoting Otway."

Etymology

Corruption of stop + my + vitals. Compare stap me.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

stap me vitals (alternative)

Phrases

stap me

Questions

What does stap my vitals mean?: An exclamation of surprise or anger, sometimes used as an oath.
Where does stap my vitals come from?: Corruption of stop + my + vitals. Compare stap me.

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