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Dios mio

American  
[deeohs meeoh] / ˌdioʊs ˈmioʊ /

interjection

  1. Spanish. (used to express shock, dismay, excitement, joy, or other strong emotion).


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“Ay, Dios mio, what if we get into another car accident?”

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

“Ay, Dios mio, that man was so romantic today.”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Dios mio, has everyone in this country been reading my mail except me?

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Dios mio, but our Chaparrito is a dangerous person!

From The Missourian by Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

At length, going away, he exclaimed, "Que paciencia, Dios mio!"

From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Nathaniel Armstrong Wells

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