gosh

[ gosh ]

/ gɒʃ /

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interjection

(used as an exclamation or mild oath): Gosh, this bag is heavy!

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Origin of gosh

First recorded in 1750–60; euphemistic alteration of God

Words nearby gosh

gory, Görz, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Gosala, Gose, gosh, goshawk, Goshen, Goslar, gosling, go-slow

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How to use gosh in a sentence

I thought: gosh, he really has grown, although he still seems young.
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Gosh, if I could bring back anyone else—it would take all day!
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Oh gosh, just when I think I find a favorite I get to the script and there's something else.
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“Oh my gosh, you have no idea, it was terrifying,” she says.
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Oh gosh, it was so important to me, because I honestly mean no disrespect to any church.
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"I'll be gosh-darned ef that ain't the damnedest," said he, slowly.
Earth's Enigmas|Charles G. D. Roberts
"Gosh, you sure made a footprint there," he said wonderingly.
The Stutterer|R.R. Merliss
I aint got no scores to settle with you, but I have with that little demon, an by gosh shell know it, when Ive done with her!
Three Little Women|Gabrielle E. Jackson
"Ef they carry her off again it will be over my dead body, b'gosh," he murmured more than once.
The Boy Land Boomer|Ralph Bonehill
The Gosh Utes take rabbits in nets made of flax-twine, about three feet wide and of considerable length.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft

British Dictionary definitions for gosh

gosh

/ (ɡɒʃ) /

interjection

an exclamation of mild surprise or wonder

Word Origin for gosh

C18: euphemistic for God, as in by gosh!

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