When some say:"Shoot my boot.", what's that means?
In book series [Murderous maths].
This phrase was said by someone who lost a game he was supposed to win.
Maybe he 'shot his bolt'
Maybe this is "shoot!" as the quite common alternative to "sh*t!", as "dang!" is to "damn!", "cripes!" to "Christ!". So "shoot my boot!" is just an extended form of that exclamation/curse, in the spirit of "rock my socks!".
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I assume that these are rather confined to AmE as I've never heard of anything even similar to "Rock my socks!" either.
Maybe this is "shoot!" as the quite common alternative to "sh*t!", as "dang!" is to "damn!", "cripes!" to "Christ!". So "shoot my boot!" is just an extended form of that exclamation/curse, in the spirit of "rock my socks!".
not a teacher
I didn't think it was vulgar - though possibly a bit archaic. I assume the bolt is ammunition for a cross-bow; and after you've shot it you're defenceless. The 'wad' one would have a similar military derivation, but referring to a more recent (though still archaic) technology - the muzzle-loading musket; that has acquired a particular application to ejaculatio praecox, but I didn't think 'shooting one's bolt' had the same implication.I thought "shoot my bolt" was akin to "shoot my load" or "shoot my wad" - both vulgar and should not be used.
Maybe this is "shoot!" as the quite common alternative to "sh*t!", as "dang!" is to "damn!", "cripes!" to "Christ!". So "shoot my boot!" is just an extended form of that exclamation/curse, in the spirit of "rock my socks!".
not a teacher
Well, pickle my pimento. You could be right.Based on that picture, I believe now that it's simply a more colorful way to say "Oh my sainted aunt" or "Bless my stars and garters!" or even "Dear me!"