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sweet mother of pearl

sweet mother of pearl interjection: good gracious; good heavens.

Interjection

  1. (US, dated) Good gracious; good heavens.
    Synonyms:
    wow

Synonyms of sweet mother of pearl

Origin of sweet mother of pearl

Of unknown origins. Attested from the late 19th century. Presumably a euphemism for sweet mother of God or sweet mother of Jesus, using mother-of-pearl.

Questions about sweet mother of pearl

What does sweet mother of pearl mean?
Sweet mother of pearl means good gracious; good heavens.
What part of speech is sweet mother of pearl?
Sweet mother of pearl is an interjection.

Words near sweet mother of pearl in the dictionary

  1. sweet milks
  2. sweet Moses
  3. sweet mother of God
  4. sweet mother of Jesus
  5. sweet mother of Moses
  6. sweet mother of pearl
  7. sweet nothing
  8. sweet nothings
  9. sweet oil
  10. sweet oils
  11. sweet on

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