/ struːθ; NAmE / exclamation
( old-fashioned , BrE , slang ) used to express surprise, anger, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: contraction of God's truth .
/ struːθ; NAmE / exclamation
( old-fashioned , BrE , slang ) used to express surprise, anger, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: contraction of God's truth .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005