my goodness

Sometimes my good·ness gra·cious
Also oh my good·ness

[mahy good-nis]

interjection

1. (used as an interjection to express surprise, excitement, mild alarm, etc.).

   My goodness, how the time has flown!

   Top that with rich, pungent blue cheese and, oh my goodness, I can't even begin to describe the flavor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of my goodness¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

When we think of Lucy Bronze and Euro 2025, we think 'My goodness, she won a major tournament with a broken leg'.

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"You can see the cogs turning and them thinking 'oh my goodness me, this could really work for us'."

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"I was like, 'oh my goodness', this is a weight off my mind," says the 32-year-old from Didcot, in Oxfordshire.

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"My goodness the things they have put us through this tournament," Bronze's brother Jorge told BBC Sport.

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"We're going to make a movie some day! Well, this is a movie, my goodness, it's unbelievable," manager Sarina Wiegman told BBC Radio 5 Live.

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