absit omen

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin absit omen (“may what is said not come true”, literally “may omen be absent”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.sɪt ˈoʊ.mn̩/ === Interjection === absit omen (rare) May what is said not come true. [First attested in the late 16th century.] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:God forbid 1895 March 18, Henry Labouchere, SUPPLY—NAVY ESTIMATES, 1895–6. Hansard HC Deb vol 31 c.1295 Now it was very obvious we should require a much stronger Navy in the event of war, say with France and Russia—absit omen—if we were obliged to maintain our flag in the Mediterranean, than if we were to withdraw from the Mediterranean. === References === === Anagrams === motesanib