my God

Invoking the divine

My God is an exclamation expressing strong emotion—shock, exasperation, wonder, or dismay: My God, what happened to you?

The phrase invokes the divine but functions as an interjection rather than a prayer.

It ranges from reverent to casual depending on speaker and context.

Some religious people consider it taking the Lord's name in vain; others use it freely.

Variants include oh my God and the abbreviated OMG.

Related

shock · amazement · epithet · awe · pleading · wonder · heavens above · breathless · interjection · desperate · exclamation · intensifier · astonishment · divine · Jesus · sweet Jesus · oath · devout

Opposites
emotional intensity

my Godwhatever

Expression of apathy

meh · so what · okay · I see · hmm

register/formality

my GodI acknowledge

Verbal confirmation of awareness

goodness gracious · oh my · understood · my word · I see

spiritual orientation

my Godfor crying out loud

Exclamation of frustration

geez · gosh · holy cow · jeepers · oh my

Family

my, God, godly, goddess, godsend, godfather, godmother, godliness, goddamn

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG