lord have mercy
Exasperated religious exclamation
Lord have mercy is an exclamation expressing shock, exasperation, or disbelief: Lord have mercy, what happened to your hair?
Originally a prayer asking God for compassion, it now functions as a mild oath, often drawn out for emphasis.
The phrase appears in various shortened or altered forms—lord, lordy, mercy—all serving similar expressive purposes.
- prayerAddress to deity
- prayer handsGesture of reverence
- pleaFormal request or defense
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
kyrie eleison · church · hymn · grace · sinner · confession · salvation · almighty · heaven · supplication · on my knees · exasperation · desperation · sweet Jesus · bless my soul · begging · pleading · gospel
lord have mercywhatever
Expression of apathy
no big deal · meh · so what · who cares · it is what it is
lord have mercythank God
Relieved pious exclamation
praise the Lord · hallelujah · amen · glory be · blessed be
lord, lords, lordship, lordly, overlord, landlord, have, having, haves