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
Genevra-Various
GrierGREERScottish, English (Rare)
NorbertNAWR-bert (German, Polish), NAWR-bərt (English, Dutch)German, English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
KristofferKREES-tof-fer (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Gaioz-Georgian
Hadi-Arabic, Persian