# Ay, Marron! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 27, 2006, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ay-marron/350059 "2006-03-27T07:48:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ay-marron/350059/1 "2006-03-27T07:48:28Z")
Think Sopranos. What does the phrase “ay, marron” mean? Generally it seems to be used as an exclamation along the lines of “oh, jeez” or “get a load of this guy” etc. p.s. I am sure my spelling is wrong. Anyone care to correct me? ---
**Author:** ![snorlax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@snorlax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snorlax)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ay-marron/350059/2 "2006-03-27T07:59:17Z")
I think it might be “Madon” - ie “Madonna” - ie “Mother of God”, which you sometimes hear in English. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ay-marron/350059/3 "2006-03-27T08:10:21Z")
[Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=258601) is an earlier thread about Sopranos pronunciation. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ay-marron/350059/4 "2006-03-27T08:28:47Z")
> [@don't ask](#): > > [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=258601) is an earlier thread about Sopranos pronunciation. Ah, thanks.