verdorri

German edit

Etymology edit

From Low German, from underlying God verdor(r)e di/ju, which means “may God make you lose your mind”, related with Tor (“fool”), or alternatively “may God make you wither, shrivel”, related with verdorren (“to wither”). Compare Dutch verdorie.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /fərˈdɔri/, [fɐˈdɔ.ʁi]

Interjection edit

verdorri

(regional, Westphalia, Ruhrgebiet) darn it!, damn it!
Verdorri nochmal, warum geht das denn hier nicht!
Darn it, why isn’t this working!