Astonishment

[aeon]

There's a great Australian expression of astonishment that makes no sense whatsoever: "F*** me roane" I think it might be an adeptation of the gaelic: "pouge mahone". Has anyone come across this one & if so what the hell does it mean?!

[thewillow]

I think you mean p�g mo th�in which means kiss my @rse in Irish (not 'Gaelic').

[Olwyn]

Can't help you out with the Australian expression but the Gaelic/Irish phrase that you seem to be referring to is 'pog mo thoin' which means 'kiss my ass'.

[Quizmonster]

I'm not sure how you pronounce the word you offer as 'roane', but I wonder whether you might have misheard it for 'rotten'. With 'rotten' as the last word, I can assure you that in past years this was a common swear-phrase in Britain. Perhaps it has migrated Down Under since then.

[aeon]

Actually I did mean "p�g mo th�in" although I had no idea how to spell it! (or that it wasn't gaelic!) The other word in question : "Roan, Rone Rhone" or perhaps "Roane" rhymes with bone. Thanks!

[thewillow]

The point is that you wouldn't say Deutsch when you mean German.