Etymology Journal · O
Oh, for crying in the sink!
Meaning
- A very specific, kitchen-oriented variant of the cry-in-a-bucket exclamation. It implies that you are so frustrated that you have reached your limit while doing chores.
Domestic, testy
Used in a sentence
- Oh, for crying in the sink, who left the dishes soaking for three days?
- For crying in the sink, I just cleaned that floor.
- For crying in the sink, get out of the way while I am cooking.
The backstory
A regional variation that likely sprouted up in Southern kitchens, where the sink is the center of many domestic frustrations.
Heard in
The South
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