TEOTWAWKI

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Acronym 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

The acronym was first coined by Mike Medintz on misc.survivalism in the mid-1990's.

[edit] Pronunciation

(US) IPA: [ti.ɑt.wɑk.i]

“Tee-ought-walk-ee”.

[edit] Acronym

TEOTWAWKI

1. (idiomatic) An acronym standing for The end of the world as we know it.

[edit] Usage notes

The original phrase was popularized in the song It's The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by the band R.E.M. It is used often online by members of survivalist groups.

[edit] Synonyms

• end of the world

[edit] Translations

• Catalan: La fi del món tal com el coneixem
• Dutch: Het einde van de wereld zoals we haar kennen
• German: Das Ende der Welt, wie wir sie kennen
• French: La fin du monde tel que nous le connaissons
• Italian: La fine del mondo come lo conosciamo
• Portuguese: O fim do mundo como nós o conhecemos
• Russian: конец света ru(ru) (konéts svéta)
• Spanish: El fin del mundo tal como lo conocemos