ja moin

German

Etymology

ja +‎ moin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja mɔːɪn˨]

Interjection

ja moin

1. (slang) Expresses shock, disbelief, or exasperation.
   • 2017 April 7, Palvidma (@palvidma), “Archived copy”, in Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 19 October 2023:

     Grad gedacht ich hätte morgen Schule und schock des Todes bekommen, ja moin.

     Just thought i had school tomorrow and got the shock of my life, jesus.

   • 2018 June 8, @T2NFTs, “Archived copy”, in Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 19 October 2023:

     Ja moin hab 0 für Philosophie und 0 für Geographie gelernt morgen wird lustig

     Ahaha I didn't study at all for philo and for geography tomorrow's gonna be fun

   • 2021 November 21, @yunggguang, “Archived copy”, in Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 19 October 2023:

     ja moin morgen erst mal fett erfrieren

     ah yes, i'm boutta die from the cold tomorrow [Screenshot of a weather forecast showing near-freezing temperatures in the morning]

   • 2021 December 31, DonLaͭkͤiͨʰᶰᶤᵏ (@DonLakiTechnik), “Archived copy”, in Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 19 October 2023:

     Ja moin! Der Kasten mit den Aderendhülsen hat sich im Rucksack geöffnet.

     Yeesh! The box with the electric wire ferrules has spilled into my backpack.

   • 2023 October 17, 후작 드 요노 (@Yonowaaru1), “Archived copy”, in Twitter‎^[5], archived from the original on 19 October 2023:

     Ja moin. Einfach mal so mit 35,5°C aufgewacht. Und ich wundere mich das^{[sic – meaning dass]} mir so scheiße kalt ist und ob ich Fieber habe. Nun, es ist wohl eher das Gegenteil.

     My god. Just casually woke up w/ 35.5 C. And I'm out here wondering why I'm freezing and if i have a cold. I guess it's rather the opposite.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ja,‎ moin.

   Ja moin! Lange nicht gesehen. ― Well hello there! Long time no see.