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has anyone ever heard an interjection such as given in the subject line? (I found evidence of a cartoon titled 'ratzafratz', but that doesn't sound quite right to me (and it's about mall rats, from 2007 - this word goes back much further..)
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The sound Muttley used to make when he was swearing used to sound an awful lot like that. Here's a sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj3DBcpfMNQ
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It sounds familiar, either from a book I read; I am thinking a childs book to one of my grand/babies, or a word spoken by my late grandmere. She was German.
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The sound Muttley used to make when he was swearing used to sound an awful lot like that.
I think you're right about a cartoon connection - which could also explain the subsequent ratzafratz. I don't recall seeing Muttley, but Hanna-Barbera churned out a lot of cartoons that I did see: Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Loopy De Loop, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Top Cat.. - and the voicing got passed around promiscuously.
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I have used a variant of that for decades; probably a bit closer to "rezzafrazz," spoken low in the throat like a growl, to express mild annoyance or disappointment. Yes, Muttley is the likely source. I believe those cartoons first appeared when I was in college, where I found them to be a source of intellectual stimulation.
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Oh I love Wacky Races! (That is the Muttley you refer to yes?) Always my favourite character...along with that 'cat' in The Flintstones...how I wish they were still broadcast!
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Yes, "Wacky Races." I think they appeared in others, but I don't recall for sure, maybe "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop."
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Gosh a mickle dickle pickle dog my cats and rowrbazzle.
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 Faldo Also this out of the can in 1970 Ratz off to the mall
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from the OP> (I found evidence of a cartoon titled 'ratzafratz', but that doesn't sound quite right to me (and it's about mall rats, from 2007 - this word goes back much further..)
note date; but 1970??
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- this word goes back much further..)
of course, you are right the cartoon is an example of 'play on that word'
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