good Lord en · INTJ
Meanings
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An exclamation of amazement or disapproval.
Good Lord! You should really clean out that fridge!
R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions. B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G. R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir. B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W? R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir.
1993 May 16, “Return to New York”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6:
Synonyms
Translations (18)
cmn 天哪 (exclamation of amazement) · gd a Thighearna Dhia (exclamation of amazement) · hu atyaúristen (exclamation of amazement) · fr mon Dieu (exclamation of amazement) · es por Dios (exclamation of amazement) · ru свя́тый бо́же (exclamation of amazement) · gd a Thighearna (exclamation of amazement) · ja おやまあ (exclamation of amazement) · fi herranjestas (exclamation of amazement) · fr nom de Dieu (exclamation of amazement) · fi jestas sentään (exclamation of amazement) · es santo cielo (exclamation of amazement) · fr Seigneur (exclamation of amazement) · gd a Dhia (exclamation of amazement) · fr nom de bleu (exclamation of amazement) · es Dios mío (exclamation of amazement) · fr ciel (exclamation of amazement) · he אֱלֹהִים אַדִּירִים (exclamation of amazement)