goodness me



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goodness me

A mild exclamation of surprise, alarm, dismay, annoyance, or exasperation. Goodness me, look at the time! How is it nearly midnight already? Goodness me, I'll never get this report finished on time!
See also: goodness

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Laurenelə-REENEnglish
Neriahni-RIE-ə (English), nee-RIE-ə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
BilboBIL-bo (English)Literature
Egil-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
DevnetDEV-netIrish
Oenone-Greek Mythology (Latinized)