dear God

interjection

An expression of horror or dismay.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. An expression of horror or dismay.
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    Honestly, the pivot from “fuck yeah!” (Daenerys laying waste to the Iron Fleet, then blasting the front gate of the city open from the inside, demolishing the lion’s share of the Golden Company in the process) to “Oh, dear god, no” (Dany and Grey Worm laying waste to everything after) was as solid a rug pull as could be hoped for.

    2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 15 May 2019

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APA

dear God. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dear%20God

MLA

“dear God.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dear%20God. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dear God,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dear%20God.

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