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'''Ay, caramba!''' (also spelled '''Aye carumba!''') is a phrase commonly used by [[Bart Simpson]]; it is his second most commonly used catchphrase, behind "[[Eat My Shorts!]]".
 
'''Ay, caramba!''' (also spelled '''Aye carumba!''') is a phrase commonly used by [[Bart Simpson]]; it is his second most commonly used catchphrase, behind "[[Eat My Shorts!]]".
  
Bart's first words were "Ay caramba!" He first said it when he, as a baby, saw Homer and Marge in bed. Bart uses this phrase to express surprise, emotional distress or discomfort.
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Bart's first words were "Ay caramba!" He first said it when he, as a baby, saw Homer and Marge in bed. Bart uses this phrase to express surprise, emotional distress or discomfort, although at one point, he admits he doesn't know what "Ay caramba!" means.
  
 
Other than Bart, the phrase had been used by [[Fidel Castro]], when he hears about the trillion-dollar bill.<ref>"[[The Trouble with Trillions]]"</ref>
 
Other than Bart, the phrase had been used by [[Fidel Castro]], when he hears about the trillion-dollar bill.<ref>"[[The Trouble with Trillions]]"</ref>

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Ay caramba!
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Catchphrase Information
Character: Bart Simpson
Written in scripts and episode titles as: Ay caramba!
Ay carumba!
Aye caramba!
Aye carumba!
First heard: "The Art Museum"


Ay, caramba! (also spelled Aye carumba!) is a phrase commonly used by Bart Simpson; it is his second most commonly used catchphrase, behind "Eat My Shorts!".

Bart's first words were "Ay caramba!" He first said it when he, as a baby, saw Homer and Marge in bed. Bart uses this phrase to express surprise, emotional distress or discomfort, although at one point, he admits he doesn't know what "Ay caramba!" means.

Other than Bart, the phrase had been used by Fidel Castro, when he hears about the trillion-dollar bill.[1]

Behind the Laughter

  • ¡Ay, caramba! is Spanish for denoting surprise or pain.

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References