good gracious



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good gracious

A mild exclamation of surprise, alarm, dismay, annoyance, or exasperation. Good gracious, look at the time! How is it nearly midnight already? Good gracious, Bill, would it kill you to take out the trash once in a while? Good gracious, that cyclist nearly hit me!
See also: good, gracious

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Amabilis-Late Roman
Marianne[.mæri'æn]
Rosana-Portuguese
Delaneydə-LAYN-eeEnglish (Modern)
GretchenGRET-khen (German), GRECH-ən (English)German, English
ĽUba-Slovak