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lawdamercy

lawdamercy interjection: an expression of astonishment, dismay, bemusement, or a jocular hint of any of those.

Interjection

  1. (informal) An expression of astonishment, dismay, bemusement, or a jocular hint of any of those.
    • Near-synonyms: mercy me; have mercy; God help us; God help me; Jesus Christ; Jesus, Mary and Joseph; Lord love a duck

Synonyms of lawdamercy

Forms of lawdamercy

alternative formlawd a mercy
alternative formlawd-a-mercy
alternative formlord-a-mercy
alternative formlawdhammercy
alternative formlordhavemercy
alternative formlawks a-mercy

Origin of lawdamercy

A pronunciation spelling of (and, in some instances of use, eye dialect for) Lord have mercy in a non-rhotic accent, such as non-rhotic versions of AAVE.

Questions about lawdamercy

What does lawdamercy mean?
Lawdamercy means an expression of astonishment, dismay, bemusement, or a jocular hint of any of those.
What part of speech is lawdamercy?
Lawdamercy is an interjection.

Words near lawdamercy in the dictionary

  1. lawcodes
  2. lawcourt
  3. lawcourts
  4. lawcraft
  5. lawd
  6. lawdamercy
  7. Lawdee
  8. Lawdy
  9. lawe
  10. lawed
  11. lawer

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