A verbal exclamation used when a large (and often clumsy) mistake has been made, such as dropping a wine glass
on the floor, backing your car into a
telephone pole, or forgetting a girlfriend's birthday.
Can also be used in an noun sense, as an affectionate name for a clumsy friend.
The phrase is intended as a suitable, non-vulgar replacement for the more commonly-used exclamations in this context (eg, "
Son of a bitch!", "Fuck!", etc).