gosh
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of gosh
First recorded in 1750–60; euphemistic alteration of God
Example Sentences
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To Vogue, Sánchez Bezos recalled her first time walking the Met’s halls, admiring hundreds of years of careful curation and preservation, saying, “I remember standing in the galleries thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, somebody saved this.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
“My gosh, we’re getting into the Ben Hill Griffin stuff. It’s just phenomenal,” said Dantzler.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
“Don’t focus on, ‘Oh my gosh, I got in!’”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
"Oh my gosh, it was incredible," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Until recently, if somebody said gosh darn, she would nearly faint.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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