oh my days
- idiom
- Slang
:
¡oh, Dios mío!
- Oh, my days, that roller coaster was the most thrilling ride ever!
Examples
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When she saw the surprise party, she exclaimed, 'Oh, my days!'
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Oh my days, Myles, man.
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Oh, my days, I can't believe I won the contest!
Synonyms
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1.0
Show a sudden feeling like surprise or understanding
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7.2
A short sound people make to show surprise or pleasure
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1.0
A short word people say to show surprise or admiration
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6.6
A short exclamation people use to show surprise or strong feeling
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8.6
A short phrase people say to show surprise or admiration
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9.4
A short sound people say to show surprise or admiration
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8.7
A quiet sound people make when they are surprised or impressed
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8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
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7.7
A short phrase people say to show surprise, shock, or admiration
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9.9
A short sound people make to show surprise or admiration
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9.9
A short cry showing surprise or sudden understanding
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7.0
To show surprise, shock or disbelief in a mild, polite way
A friendly phrase people say to show surprise or excitement
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 short phrase showing surprise or disbelief used by people who call on Allah
How Surprised
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase uses the interjection 'oh' plus a possessive pattern 'my X', which signals an exclamative construction so a learner who knows 'oh' and 'my' would likely recognise it as an expression of surprise. However, 'days' does not contribute a literal, compositional meaning here—the whole is a colloquial, somewhat regional exclamation—so the sense is not fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Oh my days is a British exclamation that one popular idea says started as a soft way to say 'oh my God'—people replaced 'God' with 'days' to avoid swearing. So it became a short, strong way to show 'surprise', 'shock', or 'excitement'.