ye gods
English
Etymology
Seventeenth-century British variant of oh my God, probably intended to avoid blasphemy[1][2]. Compare Danish I guder.
Interjection
- (idiomatic, dated, euphemistic) "You gods!" Used to express surprise or incredulity.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (Chapter 2)
- Would he not far rather lay him down lengthwise along the line of the equator; yea, ye gods! go down to the fiery pit itself, in order to keep out this frost?
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (Chapter 2)
Derived terms
References
- ↑ "Ye gods and little fishes!" (World Wide Words)
- ↑ "Gosh, we can't leave God alone when we speak" (The Electric New Paper News)
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