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furrfu
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excl. [Usenet; written, only rarely spoken] Written-only equivalent of
Sheesh! ; it is, in fact, sheesh modified by rot13. Evolved in mid-1992 as a
response to notably silly postings repeating urban myths on the Usenet
newsgroup alt.folklore.urban , after some posters complained that Sheesh! as
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a response to newbies was being overused. See also FOAF.