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
Say this to show agreement or acceptance
To say yes when people vote
Adds strong agreement or extra emphasis to a statement, especially in old writing
Say this to show you strongly agree with something
A short informal way to say okay
Said to show strong agreement, like an excited yes
A friendly way to say you are sure or you agree
A friendly word people say to show agreement
A very excited informal way to say yes
A strong way to agree with what someone says
You say it to show agreement or acceptance
Shows strong agreement with something that is clearly true
To say this to show you strongly agree with an obvious or unpleasant point
An old Irish word said to show surprise or strong feeling
Shows that you agree strongly with what someone says
A very excited yes that shows strong agreement
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
- Slur
A rude word used to insult people with an intellectual disability, replaced by the letter R
- 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
Emphasis on one syllable when you say a word with more than one syllable
- Specialized
A word that gives the main meaning in a sentence, like a noun or verb
- Specialized
A computer program that helps you write, edit, and print documents
- Specialized
A word that enters a language because of a mistake, like a misprint, and has no real use
- Specialized
Separating a word into parts when it breaks at the end of a line in writing
- Specialized
Dividing text into words for computer processing, especially for languages without spaces
How Strong
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.