word
- interjection
- /wɜrd/
- Slang
- When she showed me the surprise party, I just said, Oh my word!
Examples
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Oh my word, that was the best concert ever!
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And Oh my word, it looks so much better.
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Oh my word, how did I do that?
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We were like, Oh my word, we are doing this in our bathroom.
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Like, oh, my word, check out the beans.
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Oh, my word, Joan is so annoying.
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Oh my word, CBS criticized him.
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But Oh my word, look at these big bouquets.
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Oh, my word, you guys, I am a weeping mess.
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Oh my word, I can't believe we won the game!
Synonyms
To say yes when people vote
Shows that you agree strongly with what someone says
To say this to show you strongly agree with an obvious or unpleasant point
Say this to show agreement or acceptance
A strong way to agree with what someone says
Say this to show you strongly agree with something
A friendly word people say to show agreement
A friendly way to say you are sure or you agree
You say it to show agreement or acceptance
Adds strong agreement or extra emphasis to a statement, especially in old writing
A short informal way to say okay
An old Irish word said to show surprise or strong feeling
Said to show strong agreement, like an excited yes
A very excited informal way to say yes
A very excited yes that shows strong agreement
Shows strong agreement with something that is clearly true
Idioms
To think carefully about what you have done and decide to act differently
Compounds
- Formal
Sacred writings and teachings believed to come from God that give guidance for living
- Specialized
A program on a computer for writing, editing and printing text documents
- Literature
Words or phrases that avoid saying something clearly and often make people believe something untrue
A word made from two words that often has a new meaning, like toothpaste or watchdog
- Informal
A polite way to mention the word love when someone feels awkward saying it
- Specialized
A word from a small fixed set that helps show grammar, like in or and
- Specialized
A word that shows person, place and time compared to the speaker or listener
- Offensive
A short rude English word of four letters that insults someone
- Specialized
A word that enters a language because of a mistake, like a misprint, and has no real use
- Specialized
A word at the top of a dictionary page showing the first or last entry on that page
- Specialized
A general word that includes more specific words like bird for sparrow
- Slur
A rude word used to insult people with an intellectual disability, replaced by the letter R
- Specialized
A word that names a more specific kind than a general word, like 'poodle' for 'dog'
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Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang word (used to show agreement) is to think of it as a short way of saying 'that is true' or 'what you said', since word is about something said. So saying word is a quick way to show you agree.