Getting annoyed עצבים וקריאות

10 advanced Hebrew words on getting annoyed — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. What people say when they are annoyed, surprised or fed up — the register nobody teaches in class, and one you can actually use.

English	Hebrew	Note
dang!	אוף!	A cry of frustration — the softened stand-in for a strong swearword, and completely acceptable.
what a drag!	איזה באסה!	About something annoying, long or dull. 🌎 Regionבאסה comes from Arabic and is pure spoken Hebrew.
gross!	איכס!	Disgust — at food, at a smell, at a situation.
oh my goodness!	וואו!	Surprise, good or bad. 🌎 RegionBorrowed from English and now completely at home.
silly	טיפשון	A gentle insult. Between friends it is almost affection. 🔗 RootThe diminutive ־ון on טיפש, a fool — the same ending as קטנטן.
a pain	נודניק	Someone who will not stop. One of the most useful mild insults. 🔗 RootFrom Yiddish, with the Slavic ־ניק ending — as in קיבוצניק.
know-it-all	חכמולוג	Someone who knows everything, including when they do not. 🔗 RootA joke coinage: חכם (wise) plus the ־ולוג of a scientist.
cheeky	חוצפן	Someone with no shame. 🔗 RootFrom חוצפה — the same word English borrowed as chutzpah.
liar	שקרן	🔗 RootFrom שקר, a lie; the ־ן ending marks a doer, as in שחקן and פחדן.
leave me alone!	עוף מפה!	Sharp, but not rude. 🔀 Several meaningsLiterally 'fly away from here' — from לעוף, to fly.