goodness gracious me
Mild surprise outburst
Goodness gracious me is an exclamation of surprise, shock, or mild dismay.
The phrase strings together three mild oaths—each a euphemism avoiding direct invocation of God—creating an emphatic but family-friendly expression: Goodness gracious me, I had no idea it was so late.
It sounds old-fashioned or theatrical, often used for comic effect.
- wowCry of amazement
- exclamationForceful sudden utterance
- goshTame exclamation of surprise
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- sketch showComedy of short scenes
interjection · land sakes · amazement · British humor · bless my soul · astonishment · mercy me · heavens above · for heaven's sake · dear me · oh dear · my word · oh my · good grief · blimey · stone the crows · euphemism · holy cow
goodness gracious meholy shit
Profane expression of shock
what the fuck · goddamn · fucking hell · son of a bitch · damn it
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