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oh my goodness gracious

oh my goodness gracious interjection: oh my God.

Interjection

  1. (dated, euphemistic, idiomatic) Oh my God.
    • "Oh, my goodness gracious! who'd have thought it? Oh, my soul and body!" exclaimed Ben, dropping the cover, and jumping up with a perfectly absurd look of ...1861, Henry Mills Alden, “The Debatable Baby”, in Harper's new monthly magazine, volume 22, number 132, page 776
    • Oh, my goodness gracious me! where was I? Where was Robert? To happen to me, a sort of prudish old maid, who kept her house so strict!1865, “Patty Resumes Her Vocation”, in Charles Dickens, editor, All the Year Round, A Weekly Journal, volumes 13-14, page 551

oh my goodness gracious meaning in Bengali

oh my goodness gracious in Bengali

হায় খোদা

Forms of oh my goodness gracious

alternative formgoodness gracious me
alternative formoh, my goodness gracious
alternative formoh my goodness gracious me
alternative formoh, my goodness gracious me

Questions about oh my goodness gracious

What does oh my goodness gracious mean?
Oh my goodness gracious means oh my God.
What is oh my goodness gracious in Bengali?
Oh my goodness gracious in Bengali is হায় খোদা. See Oh my goodness gracious meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is oh my goodness gracious?
Oh my goodness gracious is an interjection.

Words near oh my goodness gracious in the dictionary

  1. oh my god particles
  2. oh my god, they killed Kenny! you bastards!
  3. oh my Goddess
  4. oh my gods
  5. oh my goodness
  6. oh my goodness gracious
  7. oh my gosh
  8. oh my heck
  9. oh my hell
  10. oh my lanta
  11. oh my life

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