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intj
Exclamation for good luck while making a bargain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
intj
Expressing astonishment or emphasis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: strike me blind, strike me pink, strike me silly, strike me up a gum tree
Antonyms: none provided
History
Derived from the old custom of striking the hands together, leaving a luck penny in the seller's hand as an earnest that the bargain is concluded.
