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gosh en · INTJ

Pronunciation

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  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɡɒʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɡɑːʃ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Altered from God. First seen in 1757 as by gosh, probably from by gosse in Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (circa 1553).

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, qualifier:minced oath) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
    • Gosh, I’d love to go to that concert!
    • Gosh, I didn’t realize I’d cause so much trouble!

Deriveds

goshdangit · ohmygosh · gosh all hemlock · goshdarnit · gosh-awful · goshdang · goshwowboyoboy · my gosh · by gosh · golly gosh · by guess or by gosh · gosh knows · for gosh sake · goshawful · freaking gosh · gosh darn · goshwow · goshdarn · gosh darned · oh my gosh

Relateds

damn

Synonyms

by gummy · Christ alive · gosh · holy kamoley · sweet mother of Jesus · cor lummy · coo · Mary and Joseph · zowie · I'll be a monkey's uncle · slap my ass and call me Judy · geshmak · by the living jingo · jeezy peeps · my giddy aunt · holy kamoly · hello · shart · golly gee willikers · my God · Jeebus · well · I'll be shot · ZOMG · gyatt · I'll be hanged · by Allah · Mother of God · jeepers · blow me · fancy that · what · hell's bells · I'll be blowed · holy shit · I'll be buggered · mother of Pearl · holy cow · eep · blige · jeezy-peezy · leapin' lizards · by God · strewth · adzooks · gramercy · whoah · heavens above · zound · gaw · sacré bleu · by all that is holy · I'll be dipped · oh my stars · I'll be damned · knock me over with a feather · holy guacamole · oh my God · Gadsbodikins · good golly · geez · Lord love a duck · goodness gracious me · blimey · by jingo · goodness · ay · by thunder · jeez · I'll be jiggered · hey · mama mia · begorra · blow me backwards · dear me · what do you know · great googly moogly · holy stromboli · holy Hannah · by George · glory be · gee willikers · blow me over · oh my fuck · hold up · no way · heavens to Murgatroyd · gadsbud · I'll be · Lord be praised · blow me tight · golly · my word · wowee · you don't say · holy ravioli · stone the crows · heyday · bleeding heck · zooterkins · butter my butt and call me a biscuit · yowzah · I'll be a son of a bitch · God Almighty · son of a gun · blow my buttons · holy fuck knuckles · holy dignity · holy fuck · Judas Priest · shit fire and save matches · ruddy Nora · O gemini · my my · Gordon Bennett · fuark · holy smoke · my heavens · shut the front door · God in heaven · my goodness · good Lord · great Caesar's ghost · Holy Mother of God · zoinks · oh my goodness gracious · lawks a-mercy · Christ on a bike · great Scott · man alive · Jesus · slap my ass and call me Sally · flipping Nora · whoa · please · 'struth · dearie me · jumping Jesus · Jesum Crow · Lord · bless my soul · diggety · gee whiz · Christ on a cracker · flaming Nora · fuck me · my · holy doodle · I'm blowed · oh my · gee · Holy Mother · jeez Louise · yikes · wow · blow me up · I'll be a son of a gun · crivvens · holy Moses · my gosh · holy cricket · I'll be a dirty bird! · bloody hell · Christ · I never · gorblimey · dear Lord · oh my Goddess · I'll be hornswoggled · suffering centipedes · sweet Mary · jeepers creepers · Janey Mack · I'll be darned · fucking Nora · blow me down · hot damn · fucking hell · egad · crikey · holy man · good gracious · good grief · gracious · oh my goodness · omigod · gad so · by Jove · sakes alive · Jerusalem crickets · oh my days · chihuahua · ye gods · I'll be dashed · I say · ZOMFG · yikes bikes · praise the Lord · holy hell · holy crud · wowzers · Jesus Murphy · omigosh · lauks · mirabile dictu · shitting Nora · oh my word · Jesus fuck · 'sheart · sheesh · cripes · snakes alive · oh · Christ almighty · great Caesar · sweet Grandma on stilts · lawks · golly gosh · gosh all hemlock · knock me down with a feather · bleeding Nora · land sakes · sweet mother of God · Jesus H. Christ · caramba · waow · holy crap on a cracker · my sainted aunt · oh em gee · holy mackerel · imagine that · Christ on a stick · shut my mouth · my Lord · God's teeth · cor blimey · by cracky · geez Louise · holy moly · I'll be danged · holy crickets · Jiminy Cricket · oh my life · holy macaroni · dear God · ohmigod · lordy · holy cannoli · mercy sakes · ods bodikin · googly-moogly · suffering Moses · jumping Jehoshaphat · deary me · bless us · holy magnum · mamma mia · byrlady · flipping heck · blow me pink · oh my gosh · my sainted uncle · by Jupiter · zoiks · rah · OMG · holy fudge · lawl · cowabunga · suffering succotash · my conscience · heavens to Betsy · suffering Sappho · hooly dooly · goodness gracious · Jesus Christ · oh my hell · strike me pink · ermahgerd · chuffing hell · get out of town · bless my heart · Christ on a crutch · holy Toledo · good God · cor · bloody Nora · odsfish · holy moley · shiver my timbers · great balls of fire · by gum · heavens · Christ on a raft · 'sblood · sodding hell · hallo · holy buckets · jings · zounds · criminy · egads · 'sdeath · geeminy · jinkies · oi · I'll be bound · oh my heck · ruddy hell · Jupiter · stone me · good gravy · oh my Lord · sweet Jesus · gadzooks · goodness me · peas and rice · I'll be dipped in shit · by juckies · good heavens · by gosh · holy crap · odzookens · Jaysus · by golly

Translations (65)

cs hrome (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · mi aeha (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · de meine Güte (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · es caracoles (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · fi samperi (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · tr Allah Allah (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · de Mensch (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · no jøss (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · es Dios mío (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pl o ja cię (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · mi ai (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · cmn(mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · es jolines (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · fi jumpe (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · no jøsses (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · tr aneyy (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · no jøssenam (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · fr bon sang (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · es joroba (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · cs božínku (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · gl carai (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · el αμάν (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pt nossa! (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · fi juku (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · sv jisses (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · it perbacco (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pt caramba! (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · cs jémine (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · es caramba (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · es cáspita (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · hil abá (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · it diamine (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pl kurczę (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · tr anne (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · hy Աստվա՜ծ իմ (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · cs šmarjá (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · it accipicchia (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · ca ostres (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · gl diola (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · fi jukra (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pt poxa (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pl a to ci dopiero (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pl jej (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pt meu Deus (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · sv jösses (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · mi āwaiā (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · mk ле́ле (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pl jeju (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · gl carafio (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pl o matko (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · it accidenti (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · mi ēhe (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · cmn 啊呀 (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · cs jejda (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · fi peijakas (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · ru Бо́же! (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · de Mann (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · nl gossie (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · eo ĉielo (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pt puxa (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · mk Бо́же! (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pl jejku (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · es pardiez (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · pt com a breca! (mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm) · mi(mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm)

wikipedia: Ralph Roister Doister · wikipedia: Nicholas Udall