gosh
intjUK /ɡɒʃ/ · US /ɡɑːʃ/
Etymology Altered from God. First seen in 1757 as by gosh, probably from by gosse in Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (circa 1553).
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Euphemistic A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
- Gosh, I didn’t realize I’d cause so much trouble!
- Gosh, I’d love to go to that concert!
- Derived terms
- by gosh, by guess or by gosh, for gosh sake, freaking gosh, golly gosh, gosh all hemlock, goshawful, gosh-awful, goshdang, goshdangit, goshdarn, gosh darn, gosh darned, goshdarnit, gosh knows, goshwow, goshwowboyoboy, my gosh, ohmygosh, oh my gosh
- Related terms
- damn