bless my soul
Expression of surprise
Bless my soul is an exclamation of surprise, wonder, or mild astonishment, now somewhat old-fashioned: Well, bless my soul, look who's here!
The phrase originated as an invocation of divine blessing but has lost religious weight, functioning as a genteel alternative to stronger expressions of shock.
It carries a folksy, Southern, or elderly tone.
- goshTame exclamation of surprise
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- exclamationForceful sudden utterance
- holy cowExpression of amazement
surprise · mercy me · golly · doggone · oh my stars · gee whiz · heavens above · for heaven's sake · interjection · by God · I'll be darned · hallelujah · good heavens · benediction · goodness gracious · upon my word · expression · thank goodness
- old exclamationszounds, gadzooks, egad, egads, forsooth
- Victorian Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, heavens above
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- Old Englishnu, her, eft, la, thy
bless my souldamn it
Exclamation of frustration
curse it · damn · to hell with it · go to hell · damn you
bless my soulfor crying out loud
Exclamation of frustration
confound it · oh no · what the hell · heaven forbid · God forbid
bless my soulwhat the fuck
Crude expression of bewilderment
holy shit · goddammit · son of a bitch · shit · bloody hell
soul, bless, blessing, blessed, souls, blessings, soulful, soulmate, soulfully