thunderation

English

Etymology

An Americanism from around 1830 to 1840, from thunder +‎ -ation.

Interjection

thunderation

1. (US, colloquial) An exclamation of surprise, agitation or petulance.

   Thunderation! I've lost my glasses!

Related terms

• in thunderation

Translations

exclamation of surprise

• Finnish: jumatsuka, pirskatti (fi)
• Hungarian: a kutyafáját

References

• “thunderation”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.