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good grief

good grief interjection: an expression of surprise or shock.

Interjection

  1. An expression of surprise or shock.
    Synonyms:
    wow
  2. An expression of dismay and disgust.
    Synonyms:
    dammit

Synonyms of good grief

Questions about good grief

What does good grief mean?
Good grief means an expression of surprise or shock.
What part of speech is good grief?
Good grief is an interjection.

Words near good grief in the dictionary

  1. good good
  2. good good study, day day up
  3. good graces
  4. good gracious
  5. good gravy
  6. good grief
  7. good guy
  8. good guys
  9. good hair
  10. good head on one's shoulders
  11. good heav'ns

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