for pity's sake

interjection

for Pete's sake; An especially mild oath

Similar
for goodness' sakefor mercy's sakefor heaven's sakeFFSfor Christ's sakefor cripes' sakefor crying in the beerfor crying out loud
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Meanings

interjectionfor pity's sake!
  1. colloquialeuphemisticidiomaticfor Pete's sake; An especially mild oath

    All this cry about "showing the male body" disgusts me, too. For pity's sake -- look at the ad -- there is nothing distinguishable below the chest.

    1979 April 14, David M. Stryker, “A Contribution”, in Gay Community News, page 4

    Synonyms: for goodness' sake, for mercy's sake, for heaven's sake, FFS, for Christ's sake, for cripes' sake, for crying in the beer, for crying out loud

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionfor Pete's sake; An especially mild oath

Similar
for goodness' sakefor mercy's sakefor heaven'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 mercy's sakefor Pete's sakefor the love of all that is holyfor the love of Betsyfor the love of Godfor the love of Mike
Also see
for christ's sakefor crying out loudfor fuck's sakefor god's sakefor heaven's sakefor mercy's sakefor pete's sakefor shame's sakefor the love of betsyfor the love of godfor the love of mikefor the love of peteheavens
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APA

for pity's sake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20pity's%20sake

MLA

“for pity's sake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20pity's%20sake. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for pity's sake,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20pity's%20sake.

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