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Used to express surprise, shock, or amazement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Qualifier: minced oath
Examples
- My goodness, what a loud noise!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
božínku
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Dutch:
mijn God
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Dutch:
mijn hemel
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Dutch:
mensenkinderen
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Finnish:
hyvänen aika
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Finnish:
herranjestas
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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German:
meine Güte
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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German:
ach du meine Güte
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Italian:
mamma mia
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Polish:
mój Boże
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Romanian:
măiculiță
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Scottish Gaelic:
mo chreach
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Slovene:
svẹ́ta nebẹ́sa
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement
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Yiddish:
אוי־וויי
(oy-vey)
— used to express surprise, shock, or amazement