An exasperated slogan hits the right note in Egypt

Government information officials declined to comment.

Using the word itkhanana is an escalation of a kind of political speech that began to emerge here a year ago, with the start of a movement called Kifaya, which means "enough."

The Kifaya movement brought together leftist, rightist and centrist political organizations behind the idea that it was time for Mubarak to turn over the reins of power. Enough of Mubarak, was what they were saying.