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why in God's name

why in God's name interjection: used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning question.

Interjection

why in God's name?

  1. (idiomatic) used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning question.
    • Why in God's name have you got my pizza?
    Synonyms:
    why the dickens, why on Earth, why the Devil

Synonyms of why in God's name

Questions about why in God's name

What does why in God's name mean?
Why in God's name means used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning question.
What part of speech is why in God's name?
Why in God's name is an interjection.

Words near why in God's name in the dictionary

  1. why buy a book when you can join the library
  2. why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free
  3. why come
  4. why for
  5. why God invented
  6. why in God's name
  7. why in the world
  8. why in time
  9. why is the ocean near the shore
  10. why keep a dog and bark yourself
  11. why me

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