botheration
(used as an exclamation indicating vexation or annoyance.)
Origin of botheration
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How to use botheration in a sentence
Mrs. Delane: Then botheration to it, and I not dressed or undressed.
Seven Short Plays | Lady Gregory"I suppose its botheration, for one thing," said Mrs. Brier.
Clemence | Retta BabcockShe'd come back to them again as soon as we were gone, and think what a botheration spared her!
The Marriage of Elinor | Margaret OliphantOh, botheration, Beth; I can't get the horrid thing right, and I'm not going to try.
A Little Florida Lady | Dorothy C. PaineIsn't it wickedness—botheration to you—but I wouldn't be losing my time talking to you!
The O'Donoghue | Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for botheration
/ (ˌbɒðəˈreɪʃən) /
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