I have a friend from Illinois USA who uses measles as an exclamation of frustration or disappointment. For example,
Measles! My flight was just canceled.
I find this odd. Is it commonly used this way?
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2See: Origin of 'oh noodles!'– user10893Aug 13, 2011 at 20:01
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To address your question, I must say that I have never heard of "measles!" used as an interjection before, and that googling confirms its rarity (by not turning up any pertinent results). So it's not common. It may just be a quirk of your friend; I know of someone who says "sugar pie!" when something goes wrong.
In my opinion, anything can be used as interjection, as long as it is used to express strong emotions.
answered Aug 13, 2011 at 19:59
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1I don't think it has to be strong emotions.– user10893Aug 13, 2011 at 20:30
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My grandmother furthered this point in an attempt to reduce my bad language by her use of "windscreen wipers".– SwizzlrAug 13, 2011 at 21:43