gosh
Polite surprise word
Gosh is a euphemism for God, used to avoid blasphemy in exclamations: Oh my gosh!
Gosh, that's impressive.
The substitution allows religious people to express surprise without taking the Lord's name in vain.
Gosh sounds old-fashioned or deliberately wholesome.
Mild exclamation of surprise
- wowCry of amazement
- goodnessMoral excellence
- graciousPleasantly kind and courteous
- heavensCelestial expanse overhead
blimey · crikey · whoa · jeepers · lordy · mercy · egad · zounds
Repair by weaving
- dangSoftened expletive
- shucksFolksy expression of disappointment
- dratMild oath
- fiddlesticksArchaic interjection of annoyance
shoot · rats · blast · bother · nuts · heck · doggone · confound
Moderate in intensity
- politeShowing good manners
- cleanFree of soil
- family-friendlySuitable for all ages
- mincedCut into tiny pieces
substitute · softened · inoffensive · genteel · wholesome · toned-down · sanitized · bowdlerized
gee
Mild exclamation of surprise
heavens · blimey · crikey · whoa · jeepers · lordy · mercy · egad · zounds · crumbs
darn
Repair by weaving
fiddlesticks · shoot · rats · blast · bother · nuts · heck · doggone · confound · tarnation
mild
Moderate in intensity
- politeShowing good manners
- cleanFree of soil
- family-friendlySuitable for all ages
minced · substitute · softened · inoffensive · genteel · wholesome · toned-down · sanitized · bowdlerized · printable
goshgoddamn
Profane intensifier expressing frustration
God · damn · Jesus Christ · holy shit · goddammit
goshholy shit
Profane expression of shock
what the fuck · goddamn · fucking hell · son of a bitch · holy fuck
- oh my goshMild surprise exclamation
- oh goshPolite surprise utterance
- my goshTame expression of amazement
- gosh darnSanitized expletive phrase
- golly goshEuphemistic surprise interjection