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
Yesenia-Spanish (Latin American)
VarpuVAHR-pooFinnish
Aniketos-Greek, Ancient Greek
Alfreda
Marijana-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
SigmundZEEK-muwnt (German), SIG-mənd (English)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English