lordy

American  

[lawr-dee] / ˈlɔr di /

interjection

Informal: Older Use.

1. (often initial capital letter) (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.).

   Oh lordy, what a mess!

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lordy British  

/ ˈlɔːdɪ /

interjection

1. an exclamation of surprise or dismay

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Etymology

Origin of lordy

First recorded in 1820–25; lord ( def. ) (the interjection) + -y ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

At their press conference, one speaker after another—and Lordy, do I mean one after another, when the sun was melting everyone into a puddle—laid out their demands, with no indication that the impeachment announcement had tempered their adamancy.

From Slate

“This time, lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate,” Parton said.

From Los Angeles Times

If Adele is actually pronounced “Uh-dale”, I’m gonna see if Lorde is willing to go with “Lordy”

From Los Angeles Times

For this story of self-determination, the director, Marcela Lordy, who wrote the script with Josefina Trotta, adapted the film from the 1968 novel “An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures” by Clarice Lispector.

From New York Times

"Lordy, there are pics," tweeted conservative attorney George Conway.

From Salon