gee whiz
Old-fashioned mild exclamation
Gee whiz is an exclamation of surprise, amazement, or enthusiasm—a mild oath that substitutes for "Jesus": Gee whiz, that's the biggest pumpkin I've ever seen.
It sounds dated and wholesome, evoking mid-20th-century American innocence.
As an adjective, gee-whiz describes wide-eyed excitement or naïve wonder: gee-whiz optimism about technology.
wow
Cry of amazement
whoa · jeepers · holy moly · oh my · crikey · blimey · zounds · heavens · lordy · my word
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- Old-timey exclamationsgolly, jeepers, gadzooks, fiddlesticks, dagnabbit
- retro slanggroovy, far out, the bee's knees, neato, cool cat
- minced oathsdarn, heck, gosh, shoot, dang
- old exclamationszounds, gadzooks, egad, egads, forsooth
- old-fashioned wordsforsooth, hark, betwixt, hither, prithee
intensity of expletive language
gee whizgoddamn
Profane intensifier expressing frustration
holy shit · what the fuck · fucking hell · fuck · Jesus Christ