good God
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8.2
- idiom
- /ɡʊd ɡɑd/
- Informal
:
Dios mío
- Good God, you were really serious, weren't you?
- Good God Almighty
- Oh, Good God
- "Good God," she said
But, but, but, oh good God, some of the stupidity anyway.
- But, but, but, oh good God, some of the stupidity anyway.
- Like good God, like who gets that?
- I know I love him, but good God, he's so bad.
- And I may be doing most of this with my glasses off because good God, is that one too small?
- I mean, my new tour is, it's called the Bucket List Tour, and good God, did I raise the bar for that.
- And it's kind of and, and the more I went down the rabbit hole, I was just like, good God, this is so important.
- So I hope, I really hope, excuse me, that at the end of this process, people will think, good God, Robert was good before.
- And I, I sort of think, good God, you people, you, you know, you don't deserve any of this.
Examples
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So they sent me that and they also sent me like a mask that smells like cocoa and good God, it smells so good.
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I know I love him, but good God, he's so bad.
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Oh my God, good God, it's so cool.
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And I thought to myself, good God, how long ago was that?
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Oh, good God, yes, I did.
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Good God, what's that smell?
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And good God, I mean, wow, that that thing, it was brilliantly done and brilliantly cast.
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Good God, she wondered, taking in her surroundings, why had the professor asked to meet her in this dismal place?
Fiction book (1999) -
Good God, come on.
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Good God, that is the most amazing performance I have ever seen!
Synonyms
553
6.4
An exclamation showing surprise, wonder, or mild annoyance
347
8.9
An angry or surprised question showing you do not believe something
26
9.9
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or shocked
24
9.9
A word people say to show mild surprise
17
9.4
A short informal cry showing surprise or strong feeling
9
7.7
A short phrase people say to show surprise, shock, or admiration
8
7.6
A short phrase people say to show surprise or disbelief
5
7.5
A short phrase people say to show surprise or shock
4
9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
3
8.2
A short cry to show strong surprise or admiration
3
9.6
To say when you are very surprised or shocked
3
6.7
A short cry people say when they are very surprised
3
9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or shock
2
9.9
An informal word people say to show surprise, annoyance, or that they do not believe something
2
7.0
To show surprise, shock or disbelief in a mild, polite way
1
9.9
An exclamation calling on God to show strong feeling like surprise or fear
1
9.9
A short old word people say to show surprise or strong feeling
1
9.9
An old expression showing surprise or shock
A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something
A short phrase showing surprise or disbelief used by people who call on Allah
A short shout that shows surprise or shock
To show surprise or doubt
A short shout to show surprise or amazement
A word people say to show strong surprise
A short phrase showing surprise or disbelief
Words people say to show relief, joy or surprise
An old-fashioned shout said to show surprise or shock
A strong old word people say to show surprise or shock
A strong cry showing surprise or shock
Often comes before a word to show anger or surprise
A strong spoken reaction showing surprise and disbelief
How Surprised
Surface Forms
Morphology
good + God
The phrase is a conventional exclamation invoking God to express surprise or dismay rather than literally describing a benevolent deity, so its pragmatic function is not fully derivable from the words 'good' and 'God'. However, calling on a deity as an interjection is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish '¡Dios mío!', French 'Mon Dieu!'), so learners who know the words may plausibly infer an exclamatory use, making it partially transparent.
Etymology
Good God may come from people suddenly calling on God with the word good when they felt shock or fear, a quick outcry to show strong feeling. That's why today people say good God to show 'surprise', 'dismay', or 'disbelief'.