¡Ay, caramba!
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¡Ay, caramba! (pronounced [ˈai | ka.ˈɾam.ba]) (or Aye Carumba!) ; from south-American Spanish ¡ay! (interjection denoting surprise, but also used instead of "ouch") and caramba, lace worn on the head, (euphemism for carajo, an exclamation of disgust in South America), from Caramba, nickname of María Antonia Fernández, music composer of the 18th century who wore that kind of laces; it is a frequently used phrase in the Latin American Spanish language.
[edit] References in Television
The phrase is regularly used by Bart Simpson on the long-running animated television series The Simpsons. ¡Ay, caramba! were the first words spoken by Bart as a baby, when he saw his parents, Marge and Homer, having sex.
