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for land's sake alive

for land's sake alive is the alternative form of land sakes.

Meaning of land sakes

Interjection

land sakes

  1. (US, somewhat dated and rustic) An expression of surprise or dismay.
    • "Land sakes! I don't keep a boardin' house!"1886, Horatio Alger, chapter 28, in Helping Himself

Questions about for land's sake alive

What is for land's sake alive the alternative form of?
For land's sake alive is the alternative form of land sakes.

Words near for land's sake alive in the dictionary

  1. for keeps
  2. for kicks
  3. for lack of
  4. for lack of trying
  5. for land's sake
  6. for land's sake alive
  7. for land's sakes
  8. for land's sakes alive
  9. for laughs
  10. for life
  11. for long

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