なんてこった

Japanese

Etymology

Slurring of なんてことだ (nante koto da, “what (the hell) is this”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nã̠nte̞ko̞t̚ta̠]

Interjection

なんてこった (rōmaji nantekotta)

damn it all; what the hell

Related terms

なんてこったい (nantekottai)

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