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dear God

dear God interjection: an expression of horror or dismay.

Interjection

  1. An expression of horror or dismay.
    • Honestly, the pivot from “fuck yeah!” (Daenerys laying waste to the Iron Fleet, then blasting the front gate of the city open from the inside, demolishing the lion’s share of the Golden Company in the process) to “Oh, dear god, no” (Dany and Grey Worm laying waste to everything after) was as solid...2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 15 May 2019

Questions about dear God

What does dear God mean?
Dear God means an expression of horror or dismay.
What part of speech is dear God?
Dear God is an interjection.

Words near dear God in the dictionary

  1. deapplying
  2. dear
  3. Dear Abby
  4. Dear Colleague letter
  5. dear diary
  6. dear God
  7. dear heart
  8. dear hearts
  9. Dear Jane letter
  10. Dear Jane letters
  11. Dear John

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