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mercy me

mercy me interjection: expressing surprise or alarm.

Interjection

  1. Expressing surprise or alarm.
    • Near-synonyms: God help me; God help us; lawdamercy; Jesus Christ; Jesus, Mary and Joseph; Lord love a duck
    • Mercy me! Look at the state of you!

Synonyms of mercy me

Origin of mercy me

Ellipsis of Lord have mercy on me; analyzable as mercy me in subjunctive or imperative mood.

Questions about mercy me

What does mercy me mean?
Mercy me means expressing surprise or alarm.
What part of speech is mercy me?
Mercy me is an interjection.

Words near mercy me in the dictionary

  1. mercy fucks
  2. mercy killer
  3. mercy killers
  4. mercy killing
  5. mercy killings
  6. mercy me
  7. mercy rule
  8. mercy rules
  9. mercy sake's alive
  10. mercy seat
  11. mercy seats

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