なんてこった

Japanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nã̠nte̞ko̞t̚ta̠]

Interjection

なんてこった (rōmaji nantekotta)

  1. damn it all; what the hell
  • なんてこったい (nantekottai)
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