man alive
Expression of surprise
Man alive is an exclamation expressing surprise, amazement, or emphasis: Man alive, I haven't seen you in years!
The phrase is mild and somewhat old-fashioned, often conveying delight or astonishment rather than alarm.
It functions like "goodness gracious" or "well I'll be"—an emphatic but inoffensive interjection.
- for crying out loudExclamation of frustration
- unbelievableImpossible to accept as true
- oh myExclamation of surprise
- oh my goodnessWholesome astonishment phrase
- astonishingCausing great wonder
good grief · good heavens · dude · bless my soul · by Jove · goodness gracious · well I never · mercy me · dear me · blimey · crikey · incredible · holy cow · holy smokes · shocking · jeepers · I'll be darned · gadzooks
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man aliveholy shit
Profane expression of shock
what the fuck · damn · bloody hell · Jesus Christ · fucking hell
man, alive, manly, manliness, manhood, mankind, manful, unmanned, manning