deary me
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɪəɹiˈmiː/
Interjection
- Alternative form of dear me
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- "Dear, deary me," cried my mother, "what a disgrace upon the house! And your poor father sick!"
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
Synonyms
- (expression of surprise): For semantic relationships of this sense, see wow in the Thesaurus.
- (expression of dismay): For semantic relationships of this sense, see dammit in the Thesaurus.
- (expression of disapproval): For semantic relationships of this sense, see tut tut in the Thesaurus.
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