in thunderation?



in thunderation?

Used as an intensifier after a question word (who, what, where, when, why, and how) to express extreme confusion, surprise, or aggravation. Primarily heard in US. And just how in thunderation am I supposed to have three reports done by 9 AM tomorrow? Where in thunderation did you find that rusty old car? Who in thunderation is making all that noise?

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GereonGE-re-awn (German)German, Late Roman
Maela-Breton
Herk-Various
Jean (1)ZHAWNFrench
Ottaviano-Italian
ÚRsulaOOR-soo-lə (Portuguese), OOR-soo-lah (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish