[Idiom] A Dickens' Phrase

[The Bear]

I've been reading Dickens' A Christmas Carol. There I found the phrase "Out upon Merry Christmas". I take it to be some sort of indignant refusal, but I would like to know its exact meaning.

THanks - The Bear

 

[Tarheel]

There's probably some context for that.

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

Used as an exclamation like this, "Out upon…" is an archaic form "expressing abhorrence or reproach" (Shorter Oxford Dictionary).

 

[Tdol]

Down with Christmas might be a more modern way of expressing disapproval for the holiday.

 

[BobK]

:up: ....Although Scrooge might have put it more strongly: ‘To <expletive-deleted> with Christmas!‘

b

 

[Tdol]

Or just <expletive-deleted> Christmas!

 

[BobK]

Or just <expletive-deleted> Christmas!

Yes - I was thinking of a noun but a verb would do as well ;-)

b

 

[Tdol]

I was cutting to the f*****g chase. ;-)

 

[Tarheel]

I was cutting to the f*****g chase. ;-)

At a biker convention that would be perfectly twerking acceptable.