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intj
Used by Christians for swearing without being overtly vulgar or blasphemous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dated
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History
From the place first mentioned in Genesis 45:10 as the land set aside for the Israelites when they settled in Egypt (ultimately from Hebrew אֶרֶץ־גֹּשֶׁן (“ʾEreṣ Gōšen”)). Perhaps chosen as a minced oath to replace gosh, itself a replacement for God.
