ammehoela

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested in c. 1928. An alteration of ammenooitniet, itself a minced oath from aan mijn reet (“(at) my arse”), probably derived from Amanoellah, from Dari [Term?], from Arabic أَمَان الله (ʔamān allāh), referring to the Afghan king Amanullah Khan, who went on a widely reported tour of Europe in 1927-1928 and had to flee Afghanistan following an uprising in 1929. The interjection was initially accompanied by a slap on one's behind; the fact that Amanullah had been ‘booted out’ of his country may possibly have reinforced this association in the popular imagination. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ.məˈɦu.laː/ Hyphenation: am‧me‧hoe‧la === Interjection === ammehoela (Netherlands, informal, sarcastic, indicates disbelief) no way!, yeah right!, I don't think so! Synonyms: dikke lul, mijn reet (Netherlands, informal, sarcastic, indicates refusal) not on your life!, I don't think so!, whatever! === References ===