gramercy en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹæm.ə.si/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɡɹəˈmɜː.si/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡɹæm.ɚ.si/ (General-American)
- /ɡɹəˈmɝ.si/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English gramerci, from Old French grant merci (“great thanks”). Still in use in south of France's Provençal language as 'gramerci'.
Meanings
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(archaic) Used as an expression of gratitude: thanks; many thanks.
"Gramercy! good fellow," cried Prince John, "thou pleasest me—Here, Isaac, lend me a handful of byzants."
1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter VIII, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 155:Gramércy, liegé King, / This is to me a comforting: / I tell you sickerly / For to have land or lede / Or other riches, so God me speed, / It is too much for me.
[late 14th – early 15th century, “Transition English: From the Conquest to Chaucer.—a.d. 1666 to a.d. 1352 [Sir Cleges.]”, in Henry Morley, editor, Shorter English Poems (Cassell’s Library of English Literature), London; Paris: Cassell & Company, […], published c. 1870s, →OCLC, page 28, column 2, lines 409–412:
- (archaic) Used as an exclamation expressing surprise or sudden strong feelings.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| gra'mercy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| grand mercy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gra-mercy | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
shut my mouth · I'll be shot · cheers · goodness · dear Lord · sheesh · holy fuck knuckles · dear God · bless my heart · chur · lawks · Lord love a duck · shitting Nora · gracious · what do you know · holy crap on a cracker · mother of Pearl · Gadsbodikins · Jesum Crow · cripes · chihuahua · much obliged · heavens to Murgatroyd · knock me over with a feather · Christ on a cracker · goodness gracious me · ta everso · holy magnum · Lord · zounds · jumping Jesus · adzooks · thanks heaps · holy shit · holy crap · holy doodle · my gosh · shiver my timbers · sacré bleu · stone me · spank you very much · cor blimey · holy cannoli · peas and rice · thanks a lot · I'll be damned · strewth · good gracious · by gum · geshmak · ty · Jerusalem crickets · begorra · by gosh · hell's bells · zowie · slap my ass and call me Judy · heavens · man alive · merci · please · TQ · oh · tia · gadsbud · 'sblood · I'll be hornswoggled · Christ on a crutch · God's teeth · geeminy · my conscience · I'll be dashed · googly-moogly · Mary and Joseph · praise the Lord · glory be · Jesus fuck · sweet mother of Jesus · Lord be praised · oh my fuck · Jesus H. Christ · fancy that · holy macaroni · no way · tq · holy guacamole · ta · diggety · blow me pink · knock me down with a feather · blow me up · jeez Louise · Christ on a raft · thank you very much · blow my buttons · shucks · whoah · ZOMG · holy crud · dearie me · blow me backwards · by Jove · byrlady · hat tip · sweet mother of God · mamma mia · holy cow · I'm blowed · oh my Lord · sweet Grandma on stilts · lawks a-mercy · Jesus Murphy · sakes alive · ohmigod · chuffing hell · by God · sweet Mary · cor lummy · thx · omigod · strike me pink · mercy sakes · gramercy · oh my hell · odzookens · ruddy hell · fuark · OMG · oi · thanks a heap · leapin' lizards · Christ on a bike · my Lord · Mother of God · oh my · Christ almighty · holy man · good heavens · Jesus Christ · son of a gun · ta muchly · great Caesar's ghost · blow me · I'll be a dirty bird! · jings · land sakes · oh my word · by gummy · Holy Mother of God · Holy Mother · oh my life · Jupiter · I'll be dipped · 'sdeath · obliged · you don't say · thanks · jeepers · sweet Jesus · thank you so much · I'll be dipped in shit · Christ · ruddy Nora · hold up · flipping Nora · gyatt · Jaysus · oh em gee · blow me tight · I never · cowabunga · oh my God · my goodness · good golly · good Lord · holy Hannah · Gordon Bennett · my my · gaw · deary me · eep · blow me down · suffering centipedes · holy ravioli · goodness gracious · heavens above · thanksh · what · gee whiz · rah · jeez · I'll be danged · yowzah · jeezy peeps · thnk · I'll be buggered · suffering Moses · my God · Janey Mack · caramba · hey · coo · holy Toledo · great googly moogly · flipping heck · much appreciated · hallo · criminy · thank you · holy crickets · oh my heck · I'll be jiggered · 'struth · gracias · gosh all hemlock · holy kamoly · beauty · holy Moses · fucking Nora · shart · jeezy-peezy · my · 10x · by cracky · thanks very much · my sainted aunt · whoa · todah rabah · by all that is holy · jumping Jehoshaphat · blow me over · h/t · I'll be darned · blimey · flaming Nora · bless my soul · thankee · gad so · suffering Sappho · wowee · I'll be · mama mia · yikes bikes · golly gee willikers · I'll be a son of a bitch · zoiks · holy buckets · tysm · holy mackerel · holy fuck · bleeding heck · odsfish · I say · I'll be hanged · good God · ye gods · hot damn · sankyu · cor · bleeding Nora · gee · holy moly · Judas Priest · thanks a ton · tyvm · by Jupiter · my giddy aunt · 10q · snakes alive · gramercy · geez · mercy buckets · holy moley · Jiminy Cricket · heyday · I'll be blowed · O gemini · oh my goodness gracious · oh my stars · crivvens · jinkies · great balls of fire · my sainted uncle · holy hell · gorblimey · zooterkins · wowzers · my word · get out of town · butter my butt and call me a biscuit · yikes · God Almighty · Jeebus · bloody hell · zound · kthx · holy stromboli · thank you kindly · ay · golly gosh · by Allah · by jingo · gadzooks · wow · oh my gosh · Christ alive · TYVM · bless us · shot · by thunder · TYSM · holy dignity · dear me · golly · lordy · fucking hell · 'sheart · zoinks · mercy bucket · thank'ee · imagine that · goodness me · lauks · ods bodikin · crikey · txs · great Scott · shit fire and save matches · by the living jingo · Christ on a stick · gee willikers · by juckies · TIA · holy cricket · tnx · by George · Jesus · bloody Nora · ermahgerd · fuck me · suffering succotash · thanks a million · holy kamoley · well · spank you · hello · omigosh · egads · waow · good gravy · holy fudge · blige · shut the front door · geez Louise · stone the crows · holy smoke · I'll be a son of a gun · my heavens · egad · great Caesar · heavens to Betsy · hooly dooly · mirabile dictu · I'll be a monkey's uncle · jeepers creepers · shoutout · thanks a bunch · lawl · I'll be bound · by golly · gosh · many thanks · oh my days · slap my ass and call me Sally · good grief · oh my Goddess · oh my goodness · shotties · tanks · sodding hell · God in heaven · ZOMFG