Meanings
interjectionfor mercy's sake!
- colloquialeuphemisticidiomaticAn especially mild oath.
Synonyms: for goodness' sake, for pity's sake, FFS, for Christ's sake, for cripes' sake, for crying in the beer, for crying out loud, for fucking out loud
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionAn especially mild oath.
Similar
for goodness' sakefor pity's sakeFFSfor Christ's sakefor cripes' sakefor crying in the beerfor crying out loudfor fucking out loudfor fuck's sakefor God's sakefor goodness' sakefor heaven's sakefor Pete's sakefor pity's sakefor the love of all that is holyfor the love of Betsyfor the love of Godfor the love of Mikefor the love of Moses
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APA
for mercy's sake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20mercy's%20sake
MLA
“for mercy's sake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20mercy's%20sake. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for mercy's sake,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20mercy's%20sake.
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