shiver me timbers

An exclamation of surprise. The phrase originated with sailors (as "shiver one's timbers" meant to destroy one's ship) and is usually used today in cartoonish portrayals of pirates. Well, shiver me timbers—I didn't think you were getting into town until tomorrow! You got cast as a pirate in the play? I bet you have one line—"Shiver me timbers!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mcconnell	[mə'lɔnl]
Shimmel	-	Yiddish
Mercurius	-	Roman Mythology
Dukvakha	-	Chechen
Carola	kah-RO-lah (German)	Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish
Nicoleta	-	Romanian