rot me
English
[edit]Interjection
[edit]- (dated, slang) Synonym of I'll be damned
- 1820, Cruikshank, All among the Hottentots capering to shore[1] (painting):
- D—n the Devil .. he be going to eat me!!! — Rot me if he ain't as bloody minded as a Manchester butcher! Oh! dear! Oh! dear!! D—mn your outlandish jaws!!
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