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good God

good God interjection: expression of surprise, outrage, or horror.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic, mildly blasphemous) Expression of surprise, outrage, or horror.
    • Good God! Who are this Wretch’s Advisers?1724, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to Mr. Harding the Printer, Upon Occasion of a Paragraph in His News-Paper of Aug. 1st. Relating to Mr. Woods's Half-Pence, page 9
    • “Young lady, there is no hope; one side of the Duchesse is struck with palsy; she retains her senses, and will, most probably, to the last; but she cannot live through the night.” / “Good God!” exclaimed Francesca; “and the Duc de Mercœur left Paris this morning!” For a moment all command over...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 73
    Synonyms:
    wow

Examples of good God in a sentence

  • "Good God, sir," exclaimed the officer, "is it possible?" And the next moment his eye lighted up with professional ambition.1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde:
  • Good God, you're comin' up with reasons Good God, you're draggin' it out And good God, it's the changing of the seasons I feel so raped, so follow me down and just2007, “Fake It”, performed by Seether:

Synonyms of good God

Words formed from good God

  • good God bird

Questions about good God

What does good God mean?
Good God means expression of surprise, outrage, or horror.
How do you use good God in a sentence?
"Good God, sir," exclaimed the officer, "is it possible?" And the next moment his eye lighted up with professional ambition.
What part of speech is good God?
Good God is an interjection.

Words near good God in the dictionary

  1. Good Fridays
  2. good game
  3. good girl
  4. good girl art
  5. good girls
  6. good God
  7. good Goddess
  8. good going
  9. good golly
  10. good good
  11. good good study, day day up

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