mercy me
Expression of surprise
Mercy me is a mild exclamation of surprise, dismay, or exasperation, common in Southern American English and somewhat old-fashioned: Mercy me, I completely forgot about the casserole.
It's a softened oath, substituting mercy for stronger religious invocations.
The tone is genteel rather than intense—the exclamation of someone who wouldn't dream of cursing.
- goshTame exclamation of surprise
- bless my soulMild surprised exclamation
- oh myExclamation of surprise
- good heavensQuaint surprise utterance
- goodness graciousGentle interjection of surprise
good grief · holy cow · oh dear · land sakes · oh my goodness · oh my stars · jeepers · blimey · heavens above · for crying out loud · dear me · egad · amazement · holy smokes · golly · well I never · upon my word · gracious
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- Old-timey exclamationsgolly, gee whiz, jeepers, gadzooks, fiddlesticks
- minced oathsdarn, heck, gosh, shoot, dang
- old exclamationszounds, gadzooks, egad, egads, forsooth
- Victorian Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul
- Old Englishnu, her, eft, la, thy
mercy meholy shit
Profane expression of shock
goddamn · what the fuck · fucking hell · Jesus Christ · damn it
mercy, merciful, merciless, mercies, unmerciful, mercifulness, mercilessness, mercy-killing