"Yikes!" in the days of yore |
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An exclamation from the renegade (4) |
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Sherlock Hemlock's catchphrase |
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"Mercy me!" |
Universal |
22 Mar 2024 |
Begs lady to undress? How shocking! (4) |
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Begs lady to undress? How shocking! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Mar 2024 |
Good grief; aged (anag.) (4) |
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"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? |
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Take commercial: a blast from the past? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Mar 2024 |
Take commercial: a blast from the past? (4) |
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Expletive derived from an "Almighty" cry |
Newsday |
02 Mar 2024 |
For instance, in modern times, we no longer say it (4) |
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"Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Feb 2024 |
One's ancestor might have been surprised to say it |
|
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Mild oath from aged constituents (4) |
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"Zounds!" |
Universal |
27 Feb 2024 |
"Yikes!" |
TV |
25 Feb 2024 |
"OMG!" in olden times |
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Quaint complaint |
Newsday |
09 Feb 2024 |
"Goodness gracious!" |
Universal |
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 |
My stars! |
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"Goodness gracious!" old-style |
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"Yikes!" |
New York Times |
07 Jan 2024 |
It was used exclamatorily, e.g., to get publicity |
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Oath not often heard |
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Get away from electronic gadget? Well, once! |
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"Holy Toledo!" |
Universal |
13 Dec 2023 |
"Gracious me!" |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2023 |
My gosh! Georgia's interrupting Edward (4) |
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Good Lord! |
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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 |
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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 |
'OMG!,' quaintly |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2023 |
Quaint "Yikes!" |
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Old-fashioned 'Yikes!' |
Newsday |
07 Jun 2023 |
"Goodness gracious!" old-style |
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"Goodness gracious," old-style |
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'Good heavens!' |
USA Today |
31 May 2023 |
Old-fashioned 'Oh my!' |
Newsday |
30 May 2023 |
Archaic "Oh my gosh!" |
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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 |
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Archaic "Good heavens!" |
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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 |
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'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 |
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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 |
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Oh, God! |
Canadiana |
30 May 2022 |
"My stars!" |
LA Times Daily |
30 May 2022 |
Old-fashioned oath |
Newsday |
15 May 2022 |
"Holy cow!" |
|
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"Oh my god!" in olden times |
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"Holy moly!" (surprised reaction) |
|
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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 |
"My stars!" |
|
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Quaint oath |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2022 |
Quaint oath |
The Washington Post |
13 Mar 2022 |
"Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Mar 2022 |
Following rising generation daughter produces swearword (not too offensive) |
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"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 |
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"By Jove!" |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2021 |
"Good grief," old-style |
|
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'Heavens to Betsy!' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
21 Nov 2021 |
"Good grief!," in days of yore |
|
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"Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Oct 2021 |
"Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Oct 2021 |
"Zounds!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Sep 2021 |
Quaint "Holy cow!" |
|
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"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!' |
The Washington Post |
30 Jun 2021 |
"My word!" |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2021 |
Old-timey ''Oh, my!'' |
Newsday |
28 Jun 2021 |
Odds on England, odds bodkins! |
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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! |
|
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'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 |
Expletive from aged Dicky |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jan 2021 |
Quaint oath |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jan 2021 |
'Holy moly!' |
New York Times |
25 Jan 2021 |
"Goodness gracious!" old-style |
|
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'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!" |
LA Times Daily |
27 Oct 2020 |
'Good grief!' |
The Washington Post |
27 Oct 2020 |
'My word!' |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2020 |
"Goodness gracious," old-style |
|
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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 |
|
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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!' |
The Washington Post |
21 Apr 2020 |
"My goodness!" |
LA Times Daily |
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 |
Quaint complaint |
Newsday |
09 Feb 2020 |
"Zoinks!" |
|
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'Yikes!' |
The Washington Post |
19 Jan 2020 |
"Yikes!" |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jan 2020 |
"Ods bodkins!" |
Family Time |
13 Jan 2020 |
"Omigosh!" |
|
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"Jiminy Christmas!" |
|
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The old curse for example ahead of active duty |
|
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'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! |
|
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'By gosh!' |
Jonesin |
12 Nov 2019 |
"Good lord!" |
Universal |
07 Nov 2019 |
Archaic oath |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Nov 2019 |
"Goodness gracious!" old-style |
|
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"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 |
|
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Old-fashioned "Goodness gracious!" |
|
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Quaint cry of horror |
|
|
'Jeepers' |
The Washington Post |
03 Jul 2019 |
"Jeepers" |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2019 |
"Holy moly!" relative |
Family Time |
23 Jun 2019 |
'Gracious!' |
New York Times |
21 Jun 2019 |
Old-fashioned exclamation |
|
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'Holy Moses!' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
16 Jun 2019 |
"Great Scott!" |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2019 |
'Great Scott!' |
The Washington Post |
14 Jun 2019 |
Christ appearing in England, oddly |
|
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Old-fashioned expression of surprise or anger |
|
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"Holy moly!" (Surprised reaction) |
|
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Whimsical outburst |
|
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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 |
LA Times Daily |
10 Feb 2019 |
Quaint oath |
The Washington Post |
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!" |
|
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"Great Scott!" |
|
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"My word!" |
|
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"Gracious!" |
|
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"Good heavens!" |
|
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"Jeepers" |
|
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"My stars!" |
|
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"Omigosh!" |
|
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"Zounds!" |
|
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"Good grief!" |
|
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"Holy smokes!" |
|
|
Quaint oath |
|
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"Good gravy!" |
|
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'Yipes!' |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2018 |
Quaint 'Yikes!' |
The Washington Post |
07 Dec 2018 |
Quaint "Yikes!" |
LA Times Daily |
07 Dec 2018 |
Say a heartily dodgy oath |
|
|
Old-style 'Wow!' |
The Washington Post |
30 Nov 2018 |
Old-style "Wow!" |
LA Times Daily |
30 Nov 2018 |
Mature, upwardly mobile daughter, dated brother |
|
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'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! |
|
|
'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 |
|
|
'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!" |
|
|
"Holy moly!" in old sayings |
|
|
Often-affected outburst |
|
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'My stars!' |
New York Times |
04 Feb 2018 |
Curse once wrapped up in bandages |
|
|
'My stars!' |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jan 2018 |
"Bejabbers!" kin |
Universal |
15 Jan 2018 |
Quaint 'Holy moly!' |
The Washington Post |
09 Jan 2018 |
Quaint "Holy moly!" |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jan 2018 |
"Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
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"Heavens to Betsy!" |
|
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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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"Bejabbers!" kin |
|
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"Bejabbers!" relative |
|
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"Good gravy!" kin |
|
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"Good heavens!" |
|
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"Holy moly!" |
|
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"Yikes!" kin |
|
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"My stars!" |
|
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"Yipes!" |
|
|
Old "What!" |
|
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Relative of "What?!" |
|
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"Heavens!" |
|
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"Holy Toledo!" |
|
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Posh exclamation |
|
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"Yikes!" |
|
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"Yikes!" |
|
|
England regularly failing, dammit |
|
|
"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 |
|
|
"Goodness gracious!" |
LA Times Daily |
23 Oct 2017 |
'Goodness gracious!' |
The Washington Post |
23 Oct 2017 |
'Criminy!' |
Premier Sunday |
22 Oct 2017 |
"Goodness gracious!" old-style |
|
|
"My word!" relative |
Family Time |
08 Oct 2017 |
'Jumping Jehoshaphat!' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Oct 2017 |
Dead period recalled, by Jove! |
|
|
'Holy cow!' |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2017 |
'Holy mackerel!' |
New York Times |
28 Aug 2017 |
Oath finally made, go in search of pleasure |
|
|
"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 |
|
|
'Goodness!' |
Premier Sunday |
22 Jan 2017 |
"Yikes!" of yore |
USA Today |
09 Jan 2017 |
"Gosh!" |
|
|
"Yikes!" of yore |
|
|
"Thunderation!" kin |
|
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"Goodness gracious!" |
|
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"My stars!" |
|
|
"Zounds!" |
|
|
"Holy cow!" |
|
|
Last century's "Oh, my!" |
|
|
Old-style "Good grief!" |
|
|
"Holy mackerel!" |
|
|
"Holy moly!" relative |
|
|
"Heavens!" |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
"Zounds!" |
|
|
"Ods bodkins!" |
|
|
"My heavens!" |
|
|
"Goodness gracious!" of yore |
|
|
Old oath |
|
|
Quaint cry of horror |
|
|
"Goodness gracious!" |
|
|
Old-fashioned exclamation |
|
|
Old "Heck!" |
|
|
"OMG!," old-style |
|
|
"Yipe!" |
|
|
Old-fashioned outburst |
|
|
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 |
Cry of shock |
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"My lord!" |
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Old-style "Holy cow!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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"Omigosh!" |
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"Ods bodkins!" |
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Old-fashioned "Oh, my!" |
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"Holy Toledo!" |
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"Heavens to Betsy!" |
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"Good grief!" |
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Word of mock horror |
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Old-time "OMG!" |
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'Crikey!' |
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"Jumpin' Jehoshaphat!" |
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'Holy moly!' |
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Quaint oath |
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"Heavens to Murgatroyd!" |
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'Yipes!' |
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Antiquated oath |
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OMG, much more quaintly |
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"Criminy!" |
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"Great Scott!" |
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Oath of old |
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"Heavens to Betsy!" |
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"Jeepers creepers!" |
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"Omigosh!" |
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Old-timey oath |
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"Yikes!" |
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"Zounds!" cousin |
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Old-time exclamation |
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"Yikes!" |
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"Great Scott!" |
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"Good heavens!" |
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Old "OMG!" |
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Cry of surprise |
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"Good heavens!" |
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Mild exclamation of surprise |
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"Goodness gracious!" |
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Antiquated oath |
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"Heavens!" |
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"Oh god," centuries ago |
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Quaint plaint |
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Quaint expression of surprise |
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"My goodness!" |
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Old-style oath |
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"Consarn it!" |
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Faux-melodramatic gasp |
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Mild oath of old |
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"Good grief!" |
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"Gosh!" |
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"Great Scott!" |
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"Oh, snap!" of old |
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"Yow!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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'Holy cow!' |
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'Zounds!' |
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"By gosh!" |
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Cry from Sesame Street's Sherlock Hemlock |
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Archaic outcry |
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"Holy Toledo!" |
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Archaic exclamation |
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Old oath |
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Old-fashioned exclamation |
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Old-time oath |
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Old cousin of "Heck!" |
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"Good gracious!" |
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"That was unexpected!" |
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"Goodness gracious!" |
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"By Jove!" |
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"Golly!" |
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Euphemistic sound of shock |
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"Lordy!" |
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Whimsical outburst |
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Antiquated oath |
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"Holy smokes!" of yore |
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Old-school outburst |
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"Prithee, I'm shocked!" |
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Kin to 24-Down |
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"I say!" |
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Ye olde malediction |
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"Heavens to Betsy!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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Quaint oath |
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"My word!" |
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'Dear me!' |
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Victorian expletive |
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"Crikey!" |
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"Oh my gosh!" |
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"Gee whiz!" |
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"Great balls of fire!" |
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"My stars!" |
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"OMG!" of yore |
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"Yikes!" |
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Quaint curse |
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Quaint exclamation |
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Quaint interjection |
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"Horrors!" |
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Quaint shout |
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Often-affected outburst |
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Kin of "By Jove!" |
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Bertie Wooster exclamation |
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Inoffensive exclamation |
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"Heavens to Betsy!" |
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Victorian "Yikes!" |
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Victorian era outburst |
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"Bejabbers!" |
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"Oh, my stars and garters!" |
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Oath of old |
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"How shocking!" |
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Mild oath |
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"My word!" |
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"Lordy!" |
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"I say!" |
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"Holy Toledo!" |
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"Criminy!" |
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"Say it ain't so!" |
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Old-time oath |
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"Holy cats!" |
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"How shocking!" |
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"Criminy!" |
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"Criminy!" |
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Quaint euphemism |
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Old-time oath |
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"Holy Toledo!" |
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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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Word of mock horror |
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Relative of "My word!" |
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"Good golly!" |
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Quaint oath |
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Old-timey oath |
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Old-style oath |
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"Goodness gracious!" |
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"Holy guacamole!" |
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Quaint curse |
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"Bejabbers!" |
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"Good heavens!" |
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"My stars and garters!" |
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Oath taken by renegade |
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Mild expletive |
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"Great heavens!" |
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"Yipes" |
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"How shocking!" |
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Quaint cry of shock |
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"Holy guacamole!" |
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Oath of old |
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"Good heavens!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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"Great Caesar's ghost!" |
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Old oath |
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"By Jove!" |
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Quaint "Yikes!" |
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Antiquated curse |
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Old expression of alarm |
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"Great Caesar's ghost!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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Quaint outburst |
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"My heavens!" |
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"Holy cow!" |
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Quaint interjection |
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Old-fashioned exclamation |
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Antiquated exclamation |
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"Holy smoke!" |
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"Yikes!" |
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"Omigosh!" |
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"Yikes!" |
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Days-of-yore oath |
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Edwardian expletive |
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"Gosh almighty!" |
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"Dear me!" |
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"Omigosh!" |
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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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Mild oath |
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'Heavens!' |
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"My goodness!" |
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Old "Omigosh!" |
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Days-of-yore oath |
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"Heavens!" |
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"Oh dear!" |
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Word of mock horror |
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Antiquated exclamation |
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Mild oath |
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G-rated oath |
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"Good grief!" |
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Old oath |
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Quaint "Yowza!" |
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Word of mock horror |
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"By Jove!" |
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Old oath |
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Old "Oh my gosh!" |
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"Holy jumping catfish!" |
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Quaint "Yowza!" |
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"Good grief!" |
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Antiquated oath |
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"By gosh!" |
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"My goodness!" |
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Old-time oath |
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Old oath |
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Quaint cry of shock |
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"Jumping catfish!" |
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"Good gravy!" |
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"Bejabbers!" |
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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 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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Quaint outburst |
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"My word!" |
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Antiquated oath |
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"Good gracious!" |
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"Goodness gracious!" |
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"Yikes!" |
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"Holy shit," quaintly |
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A four-letter exclamation that wouldn't get bleeped |
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Surprised reaction |
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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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Antiquated oath |
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Antiquated interjection |
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Cry of mock horror |
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Mild expletive |
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Old-time oath |
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Quaint "Yipe!" |
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Old expletive |
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Quaint exclamation |
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"Heavens to Betsy!" |
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Old-style "Yikes!" |
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Old-style exclamation |
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Old-time exclamation |
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"I say!" |
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"My stars!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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Dated oath |
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Old-style "OMG!" |
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Stereotypically Victorian outburst |
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"My word!" |
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Euphemistic oath |
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Quaint "Yipe!" |
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Mild exclamation |
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"Good golly!" |
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Old-school "OMG!" |
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Mock-dismayed cry |
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Antiquated outburst |
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Old expletive |
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"Tarnation!" |
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"Heavens to Betsy!" |
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"OMG," long before IMs |
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"Yikes!" |
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"Holy Toledo!" |
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"By Jove!" |
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Conan Doyle exclamation |
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Mild expletive |
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"Crikey!" |
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"Oh, my!" |
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"Crikey!" |
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'Bejabbers!' |
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'Horrors!' |
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"Gosh!" |
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Dated expletive |
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'Oh dear!' |
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"My gosh!" |
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"Goodness!," to Galahad |
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"Omigosh!" |
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"Gadzooks!" |
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"By Jove!" |
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"Holy mackerel!" |
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"Good gracious!" |
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Dated expletive |
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"Oh, my!" |
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Old oath |
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"Omigosh!" |
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"Bejabbers!" |
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Outburst from Major Hoople |
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"Zooks!" |
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Mild expletive |
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"Gosh!" |
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"Great Caesar's ghost!" |
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"By jove!" |
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Quaint "Heavens!" |
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Old-time interjection |
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Edwardian outburst |
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"Crikey!" |
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"My goodness!" |
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"Omigosh!" |
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Victorian oath |
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"Holy cow!" |
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Cry of surprise |
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Gramps's exclamation |
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Old-fashioned exclamation |
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Victorian-era "My!" |
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"Holy guacamole!" |
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"By gum!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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Omigosh! |
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'Yikes!' |
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G-rated oath |
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Exclamation from Dr. Watson |
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"My word!" |
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"I say!" |
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"Holy smoke!" |
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"Holy cow!" |
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"Heavens to murgatroid!" |
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"Heavens to Murgatroyd!" |
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"Glorioski!" |
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"Holy guacamole!" |
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Archaic exclamation |
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Dated expletive |
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Knight's oath |
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Zounds! |
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Mild oath |
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"Goodness gracious!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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Jeepers! |
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Mild oath |
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Mild expletive |
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By Jove! |
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Archaic oath |
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"Zounds!" relative |
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"Holy moly!" |
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"Heavens to Betsy!" |
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"By gosh!" |
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Relative of "Yikes!" |
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Quaint exclamation |
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"Good grief!" |
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Old expression of surprise |
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Old-style "Holy cow!" |
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Cry of mock horror |
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Quaint oath |
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Quaint "Holy cow!" |
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Quaint "Holy cow!" |
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Mock-dismayed cry |
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Old-style "Holy cow!" |
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Cousin of "Nerts!" |
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"Zounds!" alternative |
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"Heavens to Betsy!" |
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"Goodness me!" |
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"Bejabbers!" |
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Melodramatic outburst |
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Cry of mock horror |
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Cousin of "zounds!" |
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"Holy smokes!" |
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"Wow!" |
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"My word!" |
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"Ods bodkins!" |
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Mild oath |
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Old-fashioned oath |
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Relative of "Zounds!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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Word of mock horror |
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Edwardian oath |
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'Lordy!' |
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Camelot curse |
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Mild exclamation |
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"Oh my!" |
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Relative of "My word!" |
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Relative of "Zounds!" |
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Yipes! |
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Mild epithet |
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"Zounds!" kin |
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"Yikes!" |
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"Gracious!" |
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"Oh, golly!" |
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"Holy moly!" |
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Oath of old |
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"Good gravy!" |
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"Omigosh!" |
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Quaint cry of shock |
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Exclamation |
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Old-fashioned oath |
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"Good golly!" |
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"Jeepers!" |
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"Oh my!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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Old oath |
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Victorian exclamation |
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"Oh, my!" |
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Relative of "Zounds!" |
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"Gracious!" |
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Mild oath |
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Old oath |
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Cry of shock |
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Cousin of forsooth! |
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"Darn!" |
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"Cripes!" |
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"Good golly!" |
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"Zooks!" |
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Old-time oath |
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"Heavens!" |
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"Holy smokes!" |
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Old-fashioned oath |
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Quaint cry of horror |
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Victorian outburst |
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'By gar!' |
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Quaint outburst |
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Arthurian outburst |
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Outdated oath |
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'By Jove!' |
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"Godfrey Daniels!" |
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Old oath |
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Old-time exclamation |
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"Good gravy!" |
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'Good gracious!' |
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Mild expletive |
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Cry of mock horror |
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Zounds! |
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"Jeepers!" |
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Mild exclamation |
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Old-time outburst |
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Quaint expletive |
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"Jeepers!" |
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Mild exclamation |
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Old-fashioned expletive |
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Quaint expletive |
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Yoicks! |
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"By gosh!" |
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"Heavens!" |
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"Yipes!" |
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"By Jove!" |
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"Gadzooks!" |
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"Heavens to Murgatroid!" |
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Antiquated interjection |
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Old exclamation |
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Yipes! |
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My word! |
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Expression of surprise |
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"Heavens!" |
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Quaint oath |
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Oh my gosh! |
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Cry of mock horror |
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"Jeepers creepers!" |
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Mild epithet |
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Old-fashioned expletive |
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'My word!' |
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'Heavens to Betsy!' |
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Old-time outburst |
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Relative of "Oh, no!" |
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Quaint cry of horror |
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Zounds! |
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"Holy moley!" |
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Cousin of forsooth! |
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Goodness gracious! |
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Heavens! |
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Holy cow, relative |
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"Yipe!" |
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Old-time oath |
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"Crikey!" |
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Land sakes! |
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"Yipe!" |
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Old-time oath |
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Hoople's outburst |
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Heavens to Betsy! |
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Oath of old |
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Inoffensive oath |
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'Gracious me!' |
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Holy cow! |
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"By Jove!" |
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Holy mackerel! |
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Holy moly! |
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Oath of yore |
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Dated expletive |
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Plushbottom's expletive |
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Archaic cry |
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Quaint expletive |
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Mild oath |
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Euphemistic sound of shock |
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"Oh my!" |
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"Holy cow!" |
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"Great Caesar's ghost!" |
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"Omigod!" |
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Antiquated outburst |
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Holy cow! |
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Yikes! |
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"Holy Toledo!" |
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"Zooks!" |
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Cry of shock |
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"How shocking!" |
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Mild expletive |
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"Heavens!" |
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Interjection |
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"Pshaw!" |
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Good grief! |
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Yikes! |
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Great Caesar's ghost! |
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Holy Toledo! |
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Old-time exclamation |
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I say! |
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Old-time "Holy smoke!" |
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Hoople expletive |
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Old but mild oath |
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"Holy smoke!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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"My word!" |
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Falstaffian cry |
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"Holy moley!" |
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"Yipes!" |
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Old-fashioned outburst |
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Mild epithet |
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"Yoicks!" |
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"My word!" |
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Major Hoople's holler |
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"Our Boarding House" oath |
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Something few swear any more or say nowadays |
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Holy Toledo! |
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Horrors! |
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Hoary "Holy cow!" |
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"Holy smoke!" of yore |
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Antiquated euphemism |
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Good grief! |
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Hoople word |
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Cry of mock horror |
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Wodehouse expletive |
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"Holy moly!" in crosswords |
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"Yikes!" once |
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Major Hoople's outburst, in old comics |
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"Oh my!" |
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Knight's cry |
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"Holy smokes!" |
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"Great Caesar's ghost!" |
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Pshaw! |
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"Holy cow!" ancestor |
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"By gar!" |
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Major Hoople's word |
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Good golly! |
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Doggone! |
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"Holy smokes!" |
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"Yikes" relative |
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Expletive |
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"By gar!" |
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Yikes! |
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Zounds!" |
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Victorian oath |
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Archaic exclamation |
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Oldtime oath |
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Relative of "Zounds!" |
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Victorian expletive |
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Minced oath |
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Lordy! |
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Cousin of "Omigod!" |
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Posh exclamation |
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Major Hoople's epitaph |
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Gadzooks! |
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Yipe! |
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Mild epithet |
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Yikes |
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Minced oath |
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My goodness! |
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Novelist Heyer's exclamation |
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An expletive |
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"Omigod!" |
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"Oh, my!" |
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Minced oath of old |
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Major Hoople's exclamation, in the comics |
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Yikes! |
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Criminy! |
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Kin of "By Jove!" |
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Major Hoople's "drat" |
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Word from Major Hoople |
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Hoople's word |
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Consarn it! |
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Euphemistic oath |
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Heavens! |
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Mild oath |
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Hoople's exclamation |
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"Gadzooks!" relative |
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Mild expletive |
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Hoople's expletive |
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Major Hoople's expletive |
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"My word!" |
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"Zounds!" |
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Drat! |
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Euphemistic exclamation |
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Zounds! |
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Expletive |
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"Holy smokes!" |
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Minced oath |
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"Consarn it!" |
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Expression of alarm |
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Cousin of zounds |
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See 17 Down |
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Old oath |
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Hoople's cry |
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Cousin of "Heck!" |
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Expletive for Major Hoople |
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Victorian oath |
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Old mild expletive |
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Cry of dismay |
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Darn relative |
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Major Hoople's cry |
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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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Gadzooks relative |
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Old oath |
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Anagram for 48 Down |
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"Horrors!" |
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Relative of "Zounds!" |
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Victorian expletive |
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Archaic expletive |
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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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Victorian's cry |
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"Holy smoke!" |
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Exclamation in great-grandpa's day |
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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 exclamation |
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Hoople oath. |
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Old oath. |
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Mild expletive. |
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Mild oath. |
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Old expletive. |
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Minced oath. |
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Oath of old. |
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Euphemistic oath. |
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Old-time oath. |
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Archaic oath. |
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Softened oath. |
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Exclamation. |
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Major Hoople's expression. |
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Hoople's exclamation. |
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Archaic interjection. |
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Quaint oath. |
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Antique oath. |
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Old English oath. |
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Maj. Hoople exclamation. |
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Knight's oath. |
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Elizabethan oath. |
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Old-time interjection. |
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Oldtime oath. |
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Little oath. |
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Oldtime expletive. |
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Old-fashioned expression. |
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Old saying. |
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Regency oath. |
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Old-style oath. |
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Old time oath. |
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Expletive. |
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Gadzooks! |
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"By Jove!" |
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"My stars!" |
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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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"I say, old chap, have you gone mental?" |
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