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Seventeenth-century British variant of oh my God, probably intended to avoid blasphemy. Compare Danish I guder.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ye gods
Today it means: Used to express surprise or incredulity. Full definition →
Today it means: Used to express surprise or incredulity. Full definition →
Seventeenth-century British variant of oh my God, probably intended to avoid blasphemy. Compare Danish I guder.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.