| Quaint plaint |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2025 |
| Dated expression of surprise |
The Telegraph Mini |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Quaint mild oath |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Aug 2025 |
| "Holy moly!" |
USA Today |
20 Aug 2025 |
| "Good heavens!" |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2025 |
| "Yikes!" |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Aug 2025 |
| Old-fashioned outburst |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 Jul 2025 |
| Antiquated "OMG!" |
New York Times |
15 Jul 2025 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Old-style "OMG!" |
New York Times |
29 Jun 2025 |
| Antiquated outburst |
Universal |
27 Jun 2025 |
| Quaint "oh no!" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
26 Jun 2025 |
| Old-timey "Oh, my!" |
Newsday |
23 Jun 2025 |
| "Good heavens!" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
14 Jun 2025 |
| Old-fashioned "Oh my!" |
Newsday |
19 May 2025 |
| Old-timey "Goodness gracious!" |
|
|
| Surprised reaction for one piece of publicity |
The Times Cryptic |
05 May 2025 |
| "Jeepers!" |
Premier Sunday |
27 Apr 2025 |
| "Yikes!" |
New York Times |
27 Apr 2025 |
| Minced oath, expression of surprise (4) |
|
|
| Bygone oath |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Apr 2025 |
| Outmoded exclamation or, for example, advert (4) |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Apr 2025 |
| "Oh, heavens!" |
USA Today |
18 Apr 2025 |
| Say what gets publicity, I say |
|
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| My stars! |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Word from Watson |
|
|
| Old-fashioned "yikes!" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
24 Mar 2025 |
| Old-time oath |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2025 |
| Mild oath of yesteryear |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
09 Mar 2025 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Feb 2025 |
| Old-fashioned "Oh, my!" |
Newsday |
25 Feb 2025 |
| "Horrors!" |
Premier Sunday |
23 Feb 2025 |
| Old oath |
New York Times |
01 Feb 2025 |
| "Wow!," old-style |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Jan 2025 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jan 2025 |
| Old-timey cry of surprise |
|
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| Old-fashioned renegade's exclamation |
|
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| Oath of surprise |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Dec 2024 |
| Zounds! |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Dec 2024 |
| Victorian expletive? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
26 Dec 2024 |
| My outdated suggestion if looking for publicity? |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Dec 2024 |
| Word said while dropping one's monocle |
|
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| "Goodness gracious!" old style |
|
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| Ancient oath |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Dec 2024 |
| It's hardly remarkable in modern English! (4) |
|
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| "Bejabbers!" |
Premier Sunday |
08 Dec 2024 |
| Muppet Sherlock Hemlock's catchphrase |
|
|
| "Crikey!" |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2024 |
| Old oath |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Nov 2024 |
| Old-school "OMG!" |
Universal |
18 Nov 2024 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Nov 2024 |
| An archaic mild oath |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
03 Nov 2024 |
| For instance, nowadays, this exclamation seems old-fashioned (4) |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Oct 2024 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Oct 2024 |
| "Yikes!" |
New York Times |
20 Oct 2024 |
| Quaint cry |
LA Times Daily |
09 Oct 2024 |
| "Zounds!" |
LA Times Daily |
05 Oct 2024 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Oct 2024 |
| Aged exclamation; aged (anag.) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Quaint "Oh my!" |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Extremely engaging android evokes expression of surprise |
|
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| "My goodness!," once |
|
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| Old-school exclamation |
|
|
| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
LA Times Daily |
05 Sep 2024 |
| "Yikes!" |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2024 |
| A quaint oath expressed gloom and doom at first (4) |
|
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| "Jumpin' Jehosafat!" |
|
|
| Causes an exclamation from the renegade (4) |
|
|
| Old-timey "Oh my!" |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2024 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Aug 2024 |
| "Golly!" |
Commuter |
17 Aug 2024 |
| Old-fashioned "Yikes!" |
Newsday |
13 Aug 2024 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Aug 2024 |
| Quaint oath |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Old-timey "Oh, my!" |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2024 |
| Archaic oath |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
26 Jul 2024 |
| Old-timey "Holy moly!" |
USA Today |
26 Jul 2024 |
| Red Guards regularly let out mild oath |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Jul 2024 |
| 'OMG! quoth Shakespeare? (4) |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Jul 2024 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Jul 2024 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Jul 2024 |
| "Great Scott!" |
New York Times |
04 Jul 2024 |
| Cry in Shakespeare plays |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
Universal |
01 Jul 2024 |
| "Zounds!" |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2024 |
| "Good heavens!" |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jun 2024 |
| "My word!" |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2024 |
| Quaint oath (archaic) (4) |
|
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| "Holy cow!" |
|
|
| Old-fashioned renegade's exclamation(4) |
|
|
| Old oath |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Jun 2024 |
| "Jeepers!" |
Premier Sunday |
02 Jun 2024 |
| "Yowser!" |
Wall Street Journal |
25 May 2024 |
| Victorian expletive? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 May 2024 |
| An old exclamation for instance at advertisement (4) |
|
|
| Old-timey "Goodness gracious!" |
|
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| My word once accepted by renegade |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 May 2024 |
| Quaint oath |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 May 2024 |
| Old-timey exclamation of amazement |
|
|
| Shakespearean "wow!" |
Commuter |
01 May 2024 |
| "Heavens!" |
Universal |
28 Apr 2024 |
| "Oh my god!" in olden times |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Apr 2024 |
| A slang word uttered in amazement or surprise |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Old-timey "Oh my!" |
New York Times Mini |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Mild oath (archaic) (4) |
|
|
| Oath a Democrat supports, say (4) |
|
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| "Yikes!" in the days of yore |
|
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| An exclamation from the renegade (4) |
|
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| Sherlock Hemlock's catchphrase |
|
|
| "Mercy me!" |
Universal |
22 Mar 2024 |
| Begs lady to undress? How shocking! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Mar 2024 |
| Begs lady to undress? How shocking! (4) |
|
|
| Good grief; aged (anag.) (4) |
|
|
| "Holy cow!" |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2024 |
| "Yikes!" |
New York Times |
16 Mar 2024 |
| "Holy smokes!" |
Universal |
13 Mar 2024 |
| Oath once occasionally seen in England? |
|
|
| Take commercial: a blast from the past? (4) |
|
|
| Take commercial: a blast from the past? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Mar 2024 |
| Expletive derived from an "Almighty" cry |
Newsday |
02 Mar 2024 |
| For instance, in modern times, we no longer say it (4) |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Feb 2024 |
| One's ancestor might have been surprised to say it |
|
|
| Mild oath from aged constituents (4) |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
Universal |
27 Feb 2024 |
| "Yikes!" |
TV |
25 Feb 2024 |
| "OMG!" in olden times |
|
|
| "Goodness gracious!" |
Universal |
09 Feb 2024 |
| Quaint complaint |
Newsday |
09 Feb 2024 |
| "Crikey!" |
New York Times |
04 Feb 2024 |
| "Ye gods!" |
Commuter |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Quaint "Yikes!" |
New York Times Mini |
20 Jan 2024 |
| "Good heavens!" |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2024 |
| "Goodness gracious!" old-style |
|
|
| "Yikes!" |
New York Times |
07 Jan 2024 |
| It was used exclamatorily, e.g., to get publicity |
|
|
| Oath not often heard |
|
|
| Get away from electronic gadget? Well, once! |
|
|
| "Holy Toledo!" |
Universal |
13 Dec 2023 |
| "Gracious me!" |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2023 |
| My gosh! Georgia's interrupting Edward (4) |
|
|
| Good Lord! |
|
|
| Old-timey "OMG!" |
LA Times Daily |
11 Oct 2023 |
| 'Crikey!' |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2023 |
| Old-fashioned exclamation of exultation or surprise |
The Guardian Quick |
20 Sep 2023 |
| "Goodness gracious!" old-style |
|
|
| Old oath |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Sep 2023 |
| Old oath |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Aug 2023 |
| 'Yikes!' relative, way old |
Family Time |
21 Aug 2023 |
| Old oath |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Aug 2023 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Jul 2023 |
| "My word!" |
Universal |
04 Jul 2023 |
| "My word!" |
Family Time |
25 Jun 2023 |
| Quaint "Yikes!" |
|
|
| 'OMG!,' quaintly |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2023 |
| Old-fashioned 'Yikes!' |
Newsday |
07 Jun 2023 |
| "Goodness gracious!" old-style |
|
|
| "Goodness gracious," old-style |
|
|
| 'Good heavens!' |
USA Today |
31 May 2023 |
| Old-fashioned 'Oh my!' |
Newsday |
30 May 2023 |
| Archaic "Oh my gosh!" |
|
|
| Old-school 'Yikes!' |
USA Today |
10 May 2023 |
| Exclamation that might cause a monocle to fall off |
Universal |
09 Apr 2023 |
| 'Good heavens!' |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2023 |
| 'Holy Toledo!' |
New York Times |
23 Mar 2023 |
| "Goodness gracious!" old-style |
|
|
| Archaic "Good heavens!" |
|
|
| Quaint oath |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2023 |
| 'Zounds!' |
Family Time |
27 Feb 2023 |
| Old-time oath |
Newsday |
24 Feb 2023 |
| "Goodness gracious," old-style |
|
|
| 'Yikes!' |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Feb 2023 |
| Exclamation from Dr. Watson |
Newsday |
17 Feb 2023 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Feb 2023 |
| "Zounds!" |
Universal |
31 Jan 2023 |
| Dr. Watson exclamation |
Newsday |
27 Jan 2023 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jan 2023 |
| Gosh |
Canadiana |
16 Jan 2023 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jan 2023 |
| 'Holy cow!' |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2023 |
| 'Yikes!' |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Dec 2022 |
| "Yipes!" |
Premier Sunday |
18 Dec 2022 |
| "Zounds!" |
LA Times Daily |
08 Dec 2022 |
| "OMG," archaically |
Universal |
05 Dec 2022 |
| Mild medieval expletive |
Canadiana |
05 Dec 2022 |
| 'Zounds!' |
New York Times |
30 Nov 2022 |
| Expression once heard from renegade Frenchman escaping separately |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Nov 2022 |
| Saw retreats, letting out a mild oath |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Nov 2022 |
| 'Good heavens!' |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2022 |
| “Yikes!” |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Oct 2022 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Oct 2022 |
| "Bejabbers!" |
Premier Sunday |
25 Sep 2022 |
| "Good grief!" |
Premier Sunday |
21 Aug 2022 |
| Quaint complaint |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2022 |
| “Zounds!” |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Quaint cry |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2022 |
| "By Jove!" |
Premier Sunday |
17 Jul 2022 |
| "My goodness!" |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jul 2022 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Jul 2022 |
| 'Zounds!' |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2022 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Jul 2022 |
| Word of surprise |
New York Times |
10 Jul 2022 |
| "Yikes!" in days of yore |
|
|
| Old version of my commercial — as before |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Jul 2022 |
| Mild expletive |
Canadiana |
04 Jul 2022 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Jun 2022 |
| "Yikes!" in days of yore |
|
|
| Oh, God! |
Canadiana |
30 May 2022 |
| "My stars!" |
LA Times Daily |
30 May 2022 |
| Old-fashioned oath |
Newsday |
15 May 2022 |
| "Holy cow!" |
|
|
| "Oh my god!" in olden times |
|
|
| "Holy moly!" (surprised reaction) |
|
|
| Old-fashioned "Yikes!" |
Universal |
20 Apr 2022 |
| For example, commercial oath once |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Apr 2022 |
| "Yikes!" |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2022 |
| 'Yikes!' |
The Washington Post |
16 Apr 2022 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Apr 2022 |
| “Zounds!” |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Apr 2022 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Apr 2022 |
| Quaint word of surprise |
USA Today |
30 Mar 2022 |
| Quaint oath |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2022 |
| "My stars!" |
|
|
| Quaint oath |
The Washington Post |
13 Mar 2022 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Mar 2022 |
| Following rising generation daughter produces swearword (not too offensive) |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
Universal |
18 Feb 2022 |
| “Yikes!” |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Feb 2022 |
| Old-fashioned oath |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2022 |
| 'Gee whiz!' |
USA Today |
26 Jan 2022 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Jan 2022 |
| 'Goodness gracious!' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Old-fashioned "Oh, my!" |
Universal |
11 Jan 2022 |
| "My stars!" |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2022 |
| Something few swear any more or say nowadays |
The Times Cryptic |
27 Dec 2021 |
| "Horrors!" |
Premier Sunday |
26 Dec 2021 |
| Old oath |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Dec 2021 |
| "Oh my!," old-style |
|
|
| "By Jove!" |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2021 |
| "Good grief," old-style |
|
|
| 'Heavens to Betsy!' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
21 Nov 2021 |
| "Good grief!," in days of yore |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Oct 2021 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Oct 2021 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Sep 2021 |
| Quaint "Holy cow!" |
|
|
| "Good grief!" |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2021 |
| 'Good grief!' |
The Washington Post |
19 Sep 2021 |
| Old oath that anagrams to "aged" |
Universal |
06 Sep 2021 |
| Oh, God |
Canadiana |
30 Aug 2021 |
| "My stars!" |
Premier Sunday |
29 Aug 2021 |
| 'Holy mackerel!' |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2021 |
| 'Goodness gracious!' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
25 Jul 2021 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Old-fashioned ''Yikes!'' |
Newsday |
06 Jul 2021 |
| "My word!" |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2021 |
| 'My word!' |
The Washington Post |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Old-timey ''Oh, my!'' |
Newsday |
28 Jun 2021 |
| Odds on England, odds bodkins! |
|
|
| Old-school "OMG!" |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jun 2021 |
| Old-school 'OMG!' |
The Washington Post |
07 Jun 2021 |
| "Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 May 2021 |
| ''Mercy!'' |
Newsday |
14 May 2021 |
| "Yikes!" |
Premier Sunday |
25 Apr 2021 |
| Days and years on earth rising? Blimey! |
|
|
| 'Heavens!' |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2021 |
| 'Wow,' quaintly |
USA Today |
16 Apr 2021 |
| 'Goodness gracious!' |
New York Times |
24 Mar 2021 |
| "Heavens!" |
Family Time |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Quaint oath |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jan 2021 |
| Expletive from aged Dicky |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jan 2021 |
| 'Holy moly!' |
New York Times |
25 Jan 2021 |
| "Goodness gracious!" old-style |
|
|
| 'Wow!,' quaintly |
New York Times |
18 Dec 2020 |
| Old-fashioned oath |
Universal |
16 Dec 2020 |
| Wow! Red Guard oddly dismissed |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 Dec 2020 |
| Quaint cry of surprise |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Nov 2020 |
| 'Good grief!' |
The Washington Post |
27 Oct 2020 |
| "Good grief!" |
LA Times Daily |
27 Oct 2020 |
| 'My word!' |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2020 |
| "Goodness gracious," old-style |
|
|
| My word once accepted by renegade |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Oct 2020 |
| 'Zounds!' |
The Washington Post |
25 Sep 2020 |
| "Zounds!" |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2020 |
| Old-timey exclamation |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Sep 2020 |
| 'My, my!' |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2020 |
| My word for one accompanying a duke |
|
|
| Old-style "Holy smokes!" |
Universal |
12 Aug 2020 |
| 'Omigosh!' |
New York Times |
27 Jul 2020 |
| "Jiminy cricket!" |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jul 2020 |
| 'Jiminy cricket!' |
The Washington Post |
10 Jul 2020 |
| "Zounds!" |
Universal |
27 Jun 2020 |
| Mild curse |
Canadiana |
22 Jun 2020 |
| Zounds! |
Canadiana |
15 Jun 2020 |
| Archaic expression of surprise |
The Times Concise |
02 Jun 2020 |
| “Zounds!” |
Wall Street Journal |
30 May 2020 |
| "My goodness!" |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2020 |
| 'My goodness!' |
The Washington Post |
21 Apr 2020 |
| Oh God, once |
Canadiana |
20 Apr 2020 |
| Old-style ''Yikes!'' |
Newsday |
12 Apr 2020 |
| 'By jove!' |
Jonesin |
07 Apr 2020 |
| "Good heavens!" |
Universal |
05 Apr 2020 |
| "By Jove!" |
Universal |
21 Mar 2020 |
| Quaint ''Golly!'' |
Newsday |
17 Mar 2020 |
| Old-style "Holy moly!" |
Universal |
15 Mar 2020 |
| 'Oh my stars!' |
USA Today |
14 Mar 2020 |
| Old-style oath |
Newsday |
11 Mar 2020 |
| Quaint cry |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Mar 2020 |
| "You're kidding!" |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2020 |
| 'You're kidding!' |
The Washington Post |
14 Feb 2020 |
| "Zoinks!" |
|
|
| Quaint complaint |
Newsday |
09 Feb 2020 |
| "Yikes!" |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jan 2020 |
| 'Yikes!' |
The Washington Post |
19 Jan 2020 |
| "Ods bodkins!" |
Family Time |
13 Jan 2020 |
| "Omigosh!" |
|
|
| "Jiminy Christmas!" |
|
|
| The old curse for example ahead of active duty |
|
|
| 'Heavens to Murgatroyd!' |
The Washington Post |
19 Dec 2019 |
| "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2019 |
| 'Zounds!' |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Dec 2019 |
| Old-timey "Yikes!" |
Universal |
17 Dec 2019 |
| ''Great Scott!'' |
Newsday |
15 Dec 2019 |
| “Heavens to Betsy!” |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Nov 2019 |
| "Great Scott!" |
Universal |
18 Nov 2019 |
| A date for one goes ahead? Blimey! |
|
|
| 'By gosh!' |
Jonesin |
12 Nov 2019 |
| Archaic oath |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Nov 2019 |
| "Good lord!" |
Universal |
07 Nov 2019 |
| "Goodness gracious!" old-style |
|
|
| "Holy smokes!" |
Universal |
19 Sep 2019 |
| 'Good heavens!' |
New York Times |
02 Sep 2019 |
| With Bill following, say "I'm shocked!" |
|
|
| Quaint ''Oh my!'' |
Newsday |
27 Aug 2019 |
| "Holy Moly!" kin |
|
|
| Old-fashioned "Goodness gracious!" |
|
|
| Quaint cry of horror |
|
|
| "Jeepers" |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2019 |
| 'Jeepers' |
The Washington Post |
03 Jul 2019 |
| "Holy moly!" relative |
Family Time |
23 Jun 2019 |
| 'Gracious!' |
New York Times |
21 Jun 2019 |
| Old-fashioned exclamation |
|
|
| 'Holy Moses!' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
16 Jun 2019 |
| 'Great Scott!' |
The Washington Post |
14 Jun 2019 |
| "Great Scott!" |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2019 |
| Christ appearing in England, oddly |
|
|
| Old-fashioned expression of surprise or anger |
|
|
| "Holy moly!" (Surprised reaction) |
|
|
| Whimsical outburst |
|
|
| My word once accepted by renegade |
|
|
| "My stars!" |
Universal |
07 Mar 2019 |
| Old oath |
Newsday |
03 Mar 2019 |
| 'Good gravy!' |
New York Times |
27 Feb 2019 |
| Quaint oath |
The Washington Post |
10 Feb 2019 |
| Quaint oath |
LA Times Daily |
10 Feb 2019 |
| "Omigosh!" |
Universal |
23 Jan 2019 |
| Oh god, politely |
Canadiana |
07 Jan 2019 |
| 'Zounds!' |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jan 2019 |
| 'Heavens to Murgatroyd!' |
New York Times |
02 Jan 2019 |
| "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" |
|
|
| "My stars!" |
|
|
| "Jeepers" |
|
|
| "Great Scott!" |
|
|
| "Good grief!" |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
|
|
| Quaint oath |
|
|
| "My word!" |
|
|
| "Omigosh!" |
|
|
| "Holy smokes!" |
|
|
| "Gracious!" |
|
|
| "Good heavens!" |
|
|
| "Good gravy!" |
|
|
| 'Yipes!' |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Quaint "Yikes!" |
LA Times Daily |
07 Dec 2018 |
| Quaint 'Yikes!' |
The Washington Post |
07 Dec 2018 |
| Say a heartily dodgy oath |
|
|
| Old-style "Wow!" |
LA Times Daily |
30 Nov 2018 |
| Mature, upwardly mobile daughter, dated brother |
|
|
| Old-style 'Wow!' |
The Washington Post |
30 Nov 2018 |
| 'Yikes!' |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
26 Oct 2018 |
| 'Heavens!' |
New York Times |
21 Oct 2018 |
| 'My word!' |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2018 |
| Relative of "What?!" |
Universal |
28 Sep 2018 |
| Expression of mild oath or affirmation |
|
|
| Old-fashioned outburst |
Newsday |
21 Sep 2018 |
| 'Heavens to Betsy!' |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Sep 2018 |
| "Yikes!" kin |
Universal |
17 Sep 2018 |
| Old-time oath |
Newsday |
11 Sep 2018 |
| Mild expletive |
Canadiana |
10 Sep 2018 |
| ''Holy moly!'' |
Family Time |
09 Sep 2018 |
| "Holy moly!" |
Family Time |
02 Sep 2018 |
| Victorian expletive |
Jonesin |
21 Aug 2018 |
| 'Zounds!' |
Jonesin |
14 Aug 2018 |
| 'Holy Toledo!' |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2018 |
| Saw head off? Flipping heck, that's archaic! |
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| 'Yikes!' |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Jun 2018 |
| Old "What!" |
Universal |
17 Jun 2018 |
| "Good gravy!" kin |
Universal |
16 Jun 2018 |
| Old-time oath |
Family Time |
28 May 2018 |
| "Bejabbers!" relative |
Universal |
21 May 2018 |
| Last one of the tribe to give utterance of surprise |
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| 'Zounds!' |
New York Times |
15 Apr 2018 |
| Watsonian exclamation |
Jonesin |
03 Apr 2018 |
| 'Heavens to Betsy!' |
New York Times |
12 Mar 2018 |
| Old-timey oath |
Newsday |
11 Mar 2018 |
| "Gadzooks!" |
|
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| "Holy moly!" in old sayings |
|
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| Often-affected outburst |
|
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| 'My stars!' |
New York Times |
04 Feb 2018 |
| Curse once wrapped up in bandages |
|
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| 'My stars!' |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jan 2018 |
| "Bejabbers!" kin |
Universal |
15 Jan 2018 |
| Quaint "Holy moly!" |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jan 2018 |
| Quaint 'Holy moly!' |
The Washington Post |
09 Jan 2018 |
| "Good heavens!" |
|
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| England regularly failing, dammit |
|
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| "Good gravy!" kin |
|
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| Quaint "Yikes!" |
|
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| Quaint "Holy moly!" |
|
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| Old-style "Wow!" |
|
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| "Yikes!" |
|
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| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
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| "Heavens!" |
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| "Holy Toledo!" |
|
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| "Holy moly!" |
|
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| "My stars!" |
|
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| "Yipes!" |
|
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| "Yikes!" |
|
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| "Bejabbers!" kin |
|
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| "Bejabbers!" relative |
|
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| "Yikes!" kin |
|
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| Old "What!" |
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| Relative of "What?!" |
|
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| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
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| "Yikes!" |
|
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| Posh exclamation |
|
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| "Holy moly!" relative |
Universal |
30 Dec 2017 |
| "Heavens!" |
Universal |
06 Dec 2017 |
| Sherlock Hemlock's catchphrase on 'Sesame Street' |
Jonesin |
05 Dec 2017 |
| "Goodness gracious," old-style |
|
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| 'Goodness gracious!' |
The Washington Post |
23 Oct 2017 |
| "Goodness gracious!" |
LA Times Daily |
23 Oct 2017 |
| 'Criminy!' |
Premier Sunday |
22 Oct 2017 |
| "Goodness gracious!" old-style |
|
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| 'Jumping Jehoshaphat!' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Oct 2017 |
| "My word!" relative |
Family Time |
08 Oct 2017 |
| Dead period recalled, by Jove! |
|
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| 'Holy cow!' |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2017 |
| 'Holy mackerel!' |
New York Times |
28 Aug 2017 |
| Oath finally made, go in search of pleasure |
|
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| "Thunderation!" kin |
Universal |
28 Jul 2017 |
| Last century's "Oh, my!" |
Universal |
18 May 2017 |
| A mild expletive |
Canadiana |
15 May 2017 |
| Old-style "Good grief!" |
Universal |
03 May 2017 |
| ''By Jove!'' |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Antiquated oath |
Newsday |
13 Apr 2017 |
| 'Heavens!' |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Mar 2017 |
| "My stars!" |
LA Times Daily |
12 Mar 2017 |
| 'My stars!' |
The Washington Post |
12 Mar 2017 |
| "Zounds!" |
Family Time |
05 Mar 2017 |
| Mil. danger |
New York Times |
16 Feb 2017 |
| Old-fashioned "Goodness!" |
Universal |
23 Jan 2017 |
| ‘Go to work on …', not good? At least it wasn't blasphemous |
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| 'Goodness!' |
Premier Sunday |
22 Jan 2017 |
| "Yikes!" of yore |
USA Today |
09 Jan 2017 |
| "Holy mackerel!" |
|
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| "Holy cow!" |
|
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| "My stars!" |
|
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| "Gosh!" |
|
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| Old-style "Good grief!" |
|
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| Last century's "Oh, my!" |
|
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| "Thunderation!" kin |
|
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| "Holy moly!" relative |
|
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| "Heavens!" |
|
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| "Yikes!" of yore |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
|
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| "Goodness gracious!" |
|
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| Old-fashioned outburst |
New York Times |
27 Dec 2016 |
| 'My word!' |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Dec 2016 |
| Old exclamation; aged (anagram) |
The Times Concise |
01 Dec 2016 |
| "My heavens!" |
Universal |
24 Nov 2016 |
| "Goodness gracious!" of yore |
Universal |
12 Nov 2016 |
| "Good grief!" |
Universal |
05 Nov 2016 |
| "OMG!" of yore |
USA Today |
24 Oct 2016 |
| "Holy smokes!" of yore |
USA Today |
10 Oct 2016 |
| Old oath |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Oct 2016 |
| 'OMG!,' old-style |
New York Times |
30 Sep 2016 |
| ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' exclamation |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2016 |
| Old-fashioned exclamation |
Universal |
29 Jul 2016 |
| Old "Heck!" |
Universal |
27 Jul 2016 |
| "Ods bodkins!" |
Universal |
19 Jul 2016 |
| 'Yipe!' |
New York Times |
27 Jun 2016 |
| 'Great Caesar's ghost!' |
The Washington Post |
26 May 2016 |
| "Goodness!" |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2016 |
| Old oath |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Apr 2016 |
| "Zounds!" |
USA Today |
05 Apr 2016 |
| "Land sakes!" |
Universal |
05 Mar 2016 |
| Quaint outburst |
The Washington Post |
12 Feb 2016 |
| Red Guard regularly purged – what a surprise |
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| Minced oath coming up in propaganda, generally |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 Feb 2016 |
| Quaint cry of horror |
USA Today |
23 Jan 2016 |
| 'Suffering succotash!' |
The Washington Post |
22 Jan 2016 |
| "Goodness gracious!" |
USA Today |
21 Jan 2016 |
| Quaint oath |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jan 2016 |
| Quaint oath |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2016 |
| Quaint cry of horror |
|
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| "OMG!," old-style |
|
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| Old-fashioned outburst |
|
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| "Goodness gracious!" of yore |
|
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| "My heavens!" |
|
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| "Ods bodkins!" |
|
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| "Goodness gracious!" |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
|
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| Old "Heck!" |
|
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| Old-fashioned exclamation |
|
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| Old oath |
|
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| "Yipe!" |
|
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| Family-friendly oath |
The Washington Post |
24 Dec 2015 |
| Old-time exclamation |
USA Today |
17 Dec 2015 |
| 'My stars!' |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Dec 2015 |
| "Good heavens!" |
LA Times Daily |
11 Dec 2015 |
| 'Great Scott!' |
New York Times |
09 Dec 2015 |
| "Zounds!" cousin |
USA Today |
05 Dec 2015 |
| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
USA Today |
22 Nov 2015 |
| Oath of old |
Universal |
16 Nov 2015 |
| 'Yikes!' |
New York Times |
03 Nov 2015 |
| "Great Scott!" |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2015 |
| Archaic exclamation |
The Times Concise |
26 Oct 2015 |
| 'Yikes!' |
Jonesin |
20 Oct 2015 |
| Old-timey oath |
LA Times Daily |
14 Oct 2015 |
| 'Heavens to Murgatroyd!' |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
02 Oct 2015 |
| 'Yipes!' |
Premier Sunday |
20 Sep 2015 |
| "Holy Toledo!" |
Universal |
14 Sep 2015 |
| Expression of surprise from England, oddly enough |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Jul 2015 |
| "Yikes!" |
USA Today |
02 Jul 2015 |
| 'Holy cow!' |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Jun 2015 |
| "Omigosh!" |
USA Today |
01 Jun 2015 |
| 'Crikey!' |
Premier Sunday |
03 May 2015 |
| At first disgusting, time to withdraw Shakespearean oath |
|
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| Word of mock horror |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2015 |
| "Jeepers creepers!" |
USA Today |
04 Apr 2015 |
| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
Universal |
02 Feb 2015 |
| 'Holy moly!' |
Premier Sunday |
01 Feb 2015 |
| Old-fashioned ''Oh, my!'' |
Newsday |
26 Jan 2015 |
| Word of mock horror |
|
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| "Great Scott!" |
|
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| "Yikes!" |
|
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| "My lord!" |
|
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| 'Crikey!' |
|
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| 'Holy moly!' |
|
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| 'Yipes!' |
|
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| "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" |
|
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| OMG, much more quaintly |
|
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| Cry of shock |
|
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| Cry of surprise |
|
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| "Good grief!" |
|
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| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
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| "Holy Toledo!" |
|
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| Oath of old |
|
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| Old "OMG!" |
|
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| "Good heavens!" |
|
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| Old-timey oath |
|
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| "Great Scott!" |
|
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| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
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| "Jeepers creepers!" |
|
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| "Omigosh!" |
|
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| "Yikes!" |
|
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| "Zounds!" cousin |
|
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| Old-time exclamation |
|
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| Antiquated oath |
|
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| Old-fashioned "Oh, my!" |
|
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| Quaint oath |
|
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| "Jumpin' Jehoshaphat!" |
|
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| Old-time "OMG!" |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
|
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| "Omigosh!" |
|
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| "Ods bodkins!" |
|
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| "Criminy!" |
|
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| Old-style "Holy cow!" |
|
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| "Golly!" |
|
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| "Consarn it!" |
|
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| "Good grief!" |
|
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| "Good heavens!" |
|
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| "Holy Toledo!" |
|
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| "Gosh!" |
|
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| "My goodness!" |
|
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| Quaint expression of surprise |
|
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| Quaint plaint |
|
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| "Oh, snap!" of old |
|
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| Euphemistic sound of shock |
|
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| "Goodness gracious!" |
|
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| "By gosh!" |
|
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| Old cousin of "Heck!" |
|
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| "Goodness gracious!" |
|
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| "That was unexpected!" |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
|
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| 'Holy cow!' |
|
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| 'Zounds!' |
|
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| Mild exclamation of surprise |
|
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| "Great Scott!" |
|
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| Archaic outcry |
|
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| Cry from Sesame Street's Sherlock Hemlock |
|
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| Faux-melodramatic gasp |
|
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| Mild oath of old |
|
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| "Good gracious!" |
|
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| "Oh god," centuries ago |
|
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| "Heavens!" |
|
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| Antiquated oath |
|
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| Old-style oath |
|
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| "By Jove!" |
|
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| Old-time oath |
|
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| Old-fashioned exclamation |
|
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| Old oath |
|
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| Archaic exclamation |
|
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| "Yow!" |
|
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| Victorian era outburst |
|
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| "I say!" |
|
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| Victorian "Yikes!" |
|
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| "Holy smokes!" of yore |
|
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| Old-school outburst |
|
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| Victorian expletive |
|
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| "My word!" |
|
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| "Bejabbers!" |
|
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| Quaint interjection |
|
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| Quaint exclamation |
|
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| Quaint curse |
|
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| Bertie Wooster exclamation |
|
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| Inoffensive exclamation |
|
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| "Yikes!" |
|
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| Kin of "By Jove!" |
|
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| "Crikey!" |
|
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| "Prithee, I'm shocked!" |
|
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| Kin to 24-Down |
|
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| Ye olde malediction |
|
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| "OMG!" of yore |
|
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| Often-affected outburst |
|
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| "Oh my gosh!" |
|
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| "Lordy!" |
|
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| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
|
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| Quaint oath |
|
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| 'Dear me!' |
|
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| "Gee whiz!" |
|
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| "Great balls of fire!" |
|
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| "My stars!" |
|
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| "Horrors!" |
|
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| Whimsical outburst |
|
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| Antiquated oath |
|
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| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
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| Quaint shout |
|
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| Word of mock horror |
|
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| Mild oath |
|
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| Old-style oath |
|
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| "My word!" |
|
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| "Criminy!" |
|
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| Relative of "My word!" |
|
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| "Holy Toledo!" |
|
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| "I say!" |
|
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| "Lordy!" |
|
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| "My word!" |
|
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| Mild oath |
|
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| Quaint curse |
|
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| Old-timey oath |
|
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| "Goodness gracious!" |
|
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| "Lordy!" |
|
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| "Bejabbers!" |
|
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| "Criminy!" |
|
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| "Say it ain't so!" |
|
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| "How shocking!" |
|
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| "Criminy!" |
|
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| "Holy Toledo!" |
|
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| Oath of old |
|
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| Quaint curse |
|
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| "Holy guacamole!" |
|
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| Quaint oath |
|
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| "Good golly!" |
|
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| "Holy cats!" |
|
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| "Oh, my stars and garters!" |
|
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| "My stars and garters!" |
|
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| Old-time oath |
|
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| "Good heavens!" |
|
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| Quaint euphemism |
|
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| "How shocking!" |
|
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| Old-time oath |
|
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| Oath taken by renegade |
|
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| "How shocking!" |
|
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| "Good heavens!" |
|
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| "Holy cow!" |
|
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| "Great Caesar's ghost!" |
|
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| "Great heavens!" |
|
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| "Omigosh!" |
|
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| "Yipes" |
|
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| Antiquated exclamation |
|
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| "Omigosh!" |
|
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| "Yikes!" |
|
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| "Yipes" |
|
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| Antiquated exclamation |
|
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| Old-fashioned exclamation |
|
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| Quaint interjection |
|
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| Quaint outburst |
|
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| Old-fashioned exclamation |
|
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| Quaint interjection |
|
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| Quaint outburst |
|
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| Quaint "Yikes!" |
|
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| Old oath |
|
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| "Gosh almighty!" |
|
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| "Holy guacamole!" |
|
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| Antiquated curse |
|
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| Old expression of alarm |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
|
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| "Holy smoke!" |
|
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| Oath of old |
|
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| "Dear me!" |
|
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| Edwardian expletive |
|
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| "Great Caesar's ghost!" |
|
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| "My heavens!" |
|
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| "By Jove!" |
|
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| Quaint cry of shock |
|
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| Mild oath |
|
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| Mild expletive |
|
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| Days-of-yore oath |
|
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| "Yikes!" |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
|
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| Word of mock horror |
|
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| "My goodness!" |
|
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| "By gosh!" |
|
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| "Oh dear!" |
|
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| "Good grief!" |
|
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| Antiquated exclamation |
|
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| Old oath |
|
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| "Good grief!" |
|
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| 'Heavens!' |
|
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| Antiquated oath |
|
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| Old-time oath |
|
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| Old "Oh my gosh!" |
|
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| Old oath |
|
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| Old oath |
|
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| "Heavens!" |
|
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| G-rated oath |
|
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| "Holy jumping catfish!" |
|
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| Word of mock horror |
|
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| Old "Omigosh!" |
|
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| Quaint "Yowza!" |
|
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| Days-of-yore oath |
|
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| "By Jove!" |
|
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| Mild oath |
|
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| Quaint "Yowza!" |
|
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| "My goodness!" |
|
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| "Goodness gracious!" |
|
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| Surprised reaction |
|
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| "Glorioski!" |
|
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| G-rated oath |
|
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| Oath from a renegade |
|
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| "Holy shit," quaintly |
|
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| "Gracious!" |
|
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| "Zounds!" cousin |
|
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| Antiquated outburst |
|
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| Cry of shock |
|
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| Old-school outburst |
|
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| Quaint "Yipe!" |
|
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| "Bejabbers!" |
|
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| "Good gravy!" |
|
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| "Jumping catfish!" |
|
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| Quaint cry of shock |
|
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| "Holy moly!" |
|
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| Antiquated oath |
|
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| Quaint "Holy moly!" |
|
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| "Great Scott!" |
|
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| "Holy moly!" |
|
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| A four-letter exclamation that wouldn't get bleeped |
|
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| Quaint outburst |
|
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| "My word!" |
|
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| Antiquated oath |
|
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| "Good gracious!" |
|
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| "Yikes!" |
|
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| Old-style "OMG!" |
|
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| Dated oath |
|
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| "Zounds!" |
|
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| "My stars!" |
|
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| "I say!" |
|
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| Antiquated oath |
|
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| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
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| "Tarnation!" |
|
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| Antiquated outburst |
|
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| Old-style exclamation |
|
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| Old-time exclamation |
|
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| "My word!" |
|
|
| Cry of mock horror |
|
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| "Good golly!" |
|
|
| Old expletive |
|
|
| Quaint "Yipe!" |
|
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| Mock-dismayed cry |
|
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| Antiquated interjection |
|
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| Mild expletive |
|
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| Old-school "OMG!" |
|
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| Quaint "Yipe!" |
|
|
| Quaint exclamation |
|
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| Old expletive |
|
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| Mild exclamation |
|
|
| Stereotypically Victorian outburst |
|
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| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
|
| Old-style "Yikes!" |
|
|
| Euphemistic oath |
|
|
| Old-time oath |
|
|
| "Holy Toledo!" |
|
|
| Edwardian outburst |
|
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| Quaint "Heavens!" |
|
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| 'Bejabbers!' |
|
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| 'Horrors!' |
|
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| 'Oh dear!' |
|
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| "Bejabbers!" |
|
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| "Zooks!" |
|
|
| Conan Doyle exclamation |
|
|
| Old-time interjection |
|
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| "Yikes!" |
|
|
| "OMG," long before IMs |
|
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| "My goodness!" |
|
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| "Crikey!" |
|
|
| "Goodness!," to Galahad |
|
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| "Omigosh!" |
|
|
| Outburst from Major Hoople |
|
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| "Gosh!" |
|
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| "Great Caesar's ghost!" |
|
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| "My gosh!" |
|
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| "By Jove!" |
|
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| "Crikey!" |
|
|
| "Oh, my!" |
|
|
| Dated expletive |
|
|
| Mild expletive |
|
|
| "By jove!" |
|
|
| "Gadzooks!" |
|
|
| "Holy mackerel!" |
|
|
| Mild expletive |
|
|
| Dated expletive |
|
|
| "Oh, my!" |
|
|
| Old oath |
|
|
| "Omigosh!" |
|
|
| "Crikey!" |
|
|
| "By Jove!" |
|
|
| "Gosh!" |
|
|
| "Good gracious!" |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
|
|
| "Holy guacamole!" |
|
|
| Dated expletive |
|
|
| Archaic exclamation |
|
|
| Knight's oath |
|
|
| "Glorioski!" |
|
|
| "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" |
|
|
| "Heavens to murgatroid!" |
|
|
| "Holy cow!" |
|
|
| "Holy smoke!" |
|
|
| "Goodness gracious!" |
|
|
| "I say!" |
|
|
| "My word!" |
|
|
| "Holy guacamole!" |
|
|
| Mild oath |
|
|
| Exclamation from Dr. Watson |
|
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| Omigosh! |
|
|
| Cry of surprise |
|
|
| "Omigosh!" |
|
|
| Gramps's exclamation |
|
|
| Victorian oath |
|
|
| Victorian-era "My!" |
|
|
| "By gum!" |
|
|
| 'Yikes!' |
|
|
| "Zounds!" |
|
|
| Relative of "Yikes!" |
|
|
| "Good grief!" |
|
|
| Quaint exclamation |
|
|
| Jeepers! |
|
|
| "By gosh!" |
|
|
| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
|
| "Holy moly!" |
|
|
| "Zounds!" relative |
|
|
| Archaic oath |
|
|
| By Jove! |
|
|
| Mild expletive |
|
|
| Mild oath |
|
|
| "Holy cow!" |
|
|
| G-rated oath |
|
|
| Old-fashioned exclamation |
|
|
| Zounds! |
|
|
| Melodramatic outburst |
|
|
| "Zounds!" alternative |
|
|
| Cousin of "Nerts!" |
|
|
| 'Lordy!' |
|
|
| Yipes! |
|
|
| Relative of "Zounds!" |
|
|
| Relative of "My word!" |
|
|
| Quaint "Holy cow!" |
|
|
| Quaint "Holy cow!" |
|
|
| Old-style "Holy cow!" |
|
|
| Cry of mock horror |
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| Cousin of "zounds!" |
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| "Good gravy!" |
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| "Omigosh!" |
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| Cry of mock horror |
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| Edwardian oath |
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| Old expression of surprise |
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| "Oh my!" |
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| Camelot curse |
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| "Holy smokes!" |
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| Quaint oath |
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| Old-fashioned oath |
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| Mild oath |
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| "Ods bodkins!" |
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| "My word!" |
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| Mock-dismayed cry |
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| Word of mock horror |
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| Oath of old |
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| "Holy moly!" |
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| "Zounds!" |
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| Old-style "Holy cow!" |
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| "Oh, golly!" |
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| "Wow!" |
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| "Heavens to Betsy!" |
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| "Goodness me!" |
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| "Bejabbers!" |
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| "Gracious!" |
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| "Yikes!" |
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| "Zounds!" kin |
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| Mild epithet |
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| Mild exclamation |
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| Relative of "Zounds!" |
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| "Jeepers!" |
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| Relative of "Zounds!" |
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| Cry of shock |
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| Cousin of forsooth! |
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| "Darn!" |
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| Old-time oath |
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| "Good golly!" |
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| Old-fashioned oath |
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| Victorian exclamation |
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| Quaint cry of horror |
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| "Oh, my!" |
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| "Gracious!" |
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| Mild oath |
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| Old oath |
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| 'By Jove!' |
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| Victorian outburst |
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| Quaint outburst |
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| Quaint cry of shock |
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| Old-time exclamation |
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| "Good golly!" |
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| Old-fashioned oath |
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| "Good gravy!" |
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| "Holy smokes!" |
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| Arthurian outburst |
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| "Cripes!" |
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| "Heavens!" |
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| "Zooks!" |
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| Old oath |
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| Exclamation |
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| 'By gar!' |
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| Outdated oath |
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| "Godfrey Daniels!" |
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| Old oath |
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| "Zounds!" |
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| "Oh my!" |
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| 'My word!' |
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| "Jeepers creepers!" |
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| "Yipes!" |
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| Cry of mock horror |
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| Oh my gosh! |
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| "Heavens!" |
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| "Jeepers!" |
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| Old exclamation |
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| Antiquated interjection |
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| "Heavens to Murgatroid!" |
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| "Gadzooks!" |
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| "By Jove!" |
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| Quaint expletive |
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| "Jeepers!" |
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| Mild exclamation |
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| Old-time outburst |
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| Relative of "Oh, no!" |
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| Old-fashioned expletive |
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| "Heavens!" |
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| Cry of mock horror |
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| Quaint expletive |
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| Expression of surprise |
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| My word! |
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| Old-time outburst |
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| "By gosh!" |
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| Old-fashioned expletive |
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| Quaint oath |
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| Mild expletive |
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| Mild epithet |
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| Quaint cry of horror |
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| Yipes! |
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| Yoicks! |
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| 'Heavens to Betsy!' |
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| 'Good gracious!' |
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| Mild exclamation |
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| Zounds! |
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| Old-time oath |
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| Heavens! |
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| Holy cow! |
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| "Holy cow!" |
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| "Great Caesar's ghost!" |
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| "Omigod!" |
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| "Yipe!" |
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| Old-time oath |
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| Goodness gracious! |
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| Holy cow, relative |
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| "Oh my!" |
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| Land sakes! |
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| Holy mackerel! |
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| Holy moly! |
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| Heavens to Betsy! |
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| Mild oath |
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| Oath of yore |
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| Plushbottom's expletive |
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| Inoffensive oath |
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| Quaint expletive |
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| "Holy moley!" |
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| Zounds! |
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| Cousin of forsooth! |
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| "Crikey!" |
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| Euphemistic sound of shock |
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| 'Gracious me!' |
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| Archaic cry |
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| "By Jove!" |
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| Dated expletive |
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| "Yipe!" |
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| Hoople's outburst |
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| Oath of old |
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| Cry of shock |
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| "Pshaw!" |
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| Yikes! |
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| Old-time exclamation |
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| "Heavens!" |
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| "Holy Toledo!" |
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| Yikes! |
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| Holy cow! |
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| "How shocking!" |
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| Interjection |
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| "Zooks!" |
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| Mild expletive |
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| Good grief! |
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| Great Caesar's ghost! |
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| Holy Toledo! |
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| Antiquated outburst |
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| Old-time "Holy smoke!" |
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| Major Hoople's holler |
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| "Our Boarding House" oath |
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| "Zounds!" |
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| "Holy smoke!" |
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| Old but mild oath |
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| "Yoicks!" |
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| Mild epithet |
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| Old-fashioned outburst |
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| "Holy moley!" |
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| "Yipes!" |
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| Something few swear any more or say nowadays |
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| "My word!" |
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| Hoople expletive |
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| Falstaffian cry |
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| "My word!" |
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| Holy Toledo! |
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| Horrors! |
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| I say! |
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| Hoople word |
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| Pshaw! |
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| "Holy smoke!" of yore |
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| "Holy cow!" ancestor |
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| "By gar!" |
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| Hoary "Holy cow!" |
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| "Holy moly!" in crosswords |
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| Antiquated euphemism |
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| Cry of mock horror |
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| Major Hoople's outburst, in old comics |
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| Good grief! |
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| Knight's cry |
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| "Yikes!" once |
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| "Oh my!" |
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| "Holy smokes!" |
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| "Great Caesar's ghost!" |
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| Wodehouse expletive |
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| Doggone! |
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| "By gar!" |
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| Zounds!" |
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| Major Hoople's word |
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| "Holy smokes!" |
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| "Yikes" relative |
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| Victorian expletive |
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| Yikes! |
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| Relative of "Zounds!" |
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| Oldtime oath |
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| Expletive |
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| Archaic exclamation |
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| Good golly! |
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| Victorian oath |
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| Major Hoople's epitaph |
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| Lordy! |
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| Cousin of "Omigod!" |
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| Minced oath |
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| Gadzooks! |
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| Posh exclamation |
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| Mild epithet |
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| Minced oath |
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| Yipe! |
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| My goodness! |
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| Yikes |
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| An expletive |
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| "Omigod!" |
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| Novelist Heyer's exclamation |
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| Major Hoople's exclamation, in the comics |
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| "Oh, my!" |
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| Minced oath of old |
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| Yikes! |
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| Criminy! |
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| Kin of "By Jove!" |
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| Word from Major Hoople |
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| Hoople's word |
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| Major Hoople's "drat" |
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| Mild oath |
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| Heavens! |
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| Hoople's exclamation |
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| Euphemistic oath |
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| Consarn it! |
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| "Zounds!" |
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| "Gadzooks!" relative |
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| "My word!" |
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| Drat! |
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| Euphemistic exclamation |
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| Hoople's expletive |
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| Mild expletive |
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| Zounds! |
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| Major Hoople's expletive |
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| Minced oath |
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| "Holy smokes!" |
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| Expletive |
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| Expression of alarm |
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| "Consarn it!" |
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| Hoople's cry |
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| Old oath |
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| See 17 Down |
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| Cousin of "Heck!" |
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| Cousin of zounds |
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| Victorian oath |
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| Cry of dismay |
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| Expletive for Major Hoople |
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| Old mild expletive |
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| Major Hoople's cry |
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| Darn relative |
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| Plushbottom expletive |
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| Curser's euphemism |
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| Major Hoople's word |
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| Edwardian euphemism |
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| Old oath |
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| Anagram for 48 Down |
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| Gadzooks relative |
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| Archaic expletive |
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| Victorian expletive |
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| "Horrors!" |
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| Relative of "Zounds!" |
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| Victorian's cry |
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| Mild oath, old style |
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| Good grief |
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| Oath in Edwardian days |
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| Exclamation in great-grandpa's day |
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| "Holy smoke!" |
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| Victorian exclamation |
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| Victorian's expletive |
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| Oath of yore |
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| Exclamation of old |
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| Relative of drat |
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| Old expletive |
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| Exclamation |
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| Old-time oath. |
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| Archaic oath. |
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| Oath of old. |
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| Old expletive. |
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| Mild oath. |
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| Hoople oath. |
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| Mild expletive. |
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| Old exclamation |
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| Old-fashioned expression. |
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| "I say, old chap, have you gone mental?" |
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| "Oh me, oh my" |
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| Melodramatic cry |
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| Quaint interjection |
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| Word of faux-shock |
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| [gulp!] |
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| "By Jove!" |
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| Gadzooks! |
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| Expletive. |
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| Old saying. |
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| Old time oath. |
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| Old-style oath. |
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| Regency oath. |
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| Minced oath. |
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| Antique oath. |
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| Old English oath. |
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| Archaic interjection. |
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| Little oath. |
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| Oldtime expletive. |
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| Oldtime oath. |
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| Elizabethan oath. |
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| Knight's oath. |
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| Old-time interjection. |
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| Maj. Hoople exclamation. |
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| Hoople's exclamation. |
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| Quaint oath. |
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| Old oath. |
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| "My stars!" |
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| Exclamation. |
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| Major Hoople's expression. |
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| Softened oath. |
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| Euphemistic oath. |
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