lordy
17
9.4
- interjection
- /ˈlɔrdi/
- Informal
:
Dios mío
- Oh, good lordy, what a day.
- Oh lordy
- Lordy, yes
- Lordy mercy
God damn goodness gracious me, my heavens, lordy me.
- God damn goodness gracious me, my heavens, lordy me.
- Oh, good lordy, what a day.
- And just in case, get a fan, a fainting couch and say, oh, lordy, I have the vapors, I have AI, have a brain fever.
- Oh, lordy Lord, I'm gonna have diarrhea for you.
Examples
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"Oh, lordy, what's that you've got there?" Gracie said, and brought the lantern.
Fiction book (2001) -
Oh, lordy, I warned you Gypsy Mess has a way of sucking you in!
Blog text (6) -
Oh lordy, that is really nice and fun.
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Oh, lordy, I am hit!
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Lordy, lordy, this is the day.
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Oh, Lordy, this is bad.
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Lordy, lordy, why they call this a shortcut, I'll never know.
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Oh, my lordy, are you just naturally that ignorant, or do you have to work at it?
Blog text (7) -
Oh, Lordy, help me!
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lordy, I can't believe how beautiful it is!
Synonyms
359
9.9
A shout people make to show excitement or surprise
76
4.6
A short laugh showing surprise or small victory
26
9.9
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or shocked
24
7.9
A short cry people make when they feel sudden pain or shock
24
9.9
A word people say to show mild surprise
16
8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
14
9.9
A strong rude shout people use when they feel very angry or shocked
13
9.9
A short cry said to show surprise, excitement, or sudden pain
9
7.7
A short phrase people say to show surprise, shock, or admiration
9
9.9
Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say
7
9.1
A short sound people make when they feel a quick pain
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
4
8.9
A short sharp cry showing surprise, fear, or excitement
4
9.5
A short word people say when they are surprised or shocked
3
8.4
A short sound people make when they suddenly understand something
3
9.6
To say when you are very surprised or shocked
2
9.6
A short surprised phrase people say when they are shocked
2
9.9
A short shout showing sudden surprise or strong impact
2
9.9
A short cry showing surprise or sudden understanding
2
7.0
To show surprise, shock or disbelief in a mild, polite way
1
9.9
A short cry people make when they are suddenly scared
1
9.9
A short old word people say to show surprise or strong feeling
1
9.9
A short informal word people say to show surprise or shock
1
9.9
A short word people say to show surprise, discomfort, or embarrassment
1
9.9
An old-fashioned word said to show surprise or strong feeling
A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something
A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
A short shout to show surprise or amazement
To say or write a short exclamation to show surprise
A short cry of sudden surprise or fear
A short shout people use to show surprise or excitement, often in a playful way
A word people used long ago to show surprise
An old-fashioned word people say to show surprise
An old word that people say to show surprise or strong feeling
An old word people say to show surprise or strong feeling
Often comes before a word to show anger or surprise
A short cry of surprise when something is hard to believe
An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock
A short shout showing surprise or disbelief
A short word people say to show playful surprise or mild shock
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lordy comes from using Lord as a short exclamation ('Oh Lord') with the small ending -y added to make it more informal. So people say lordy to show surprise, shock, or a strong feeling.