Meanings
- An exclamation of amazement or disapproval.
Good Lord! You should really clean out that fridge!
1 more example
R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions. B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G. R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir. B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W? R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir.
1993 May 16, “Return to New York”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6Synonyms: wow
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionAn exclamation of amazement or disapproval.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 天哪
- 天哪 (tiān na)exclamation of amazement
Finnish herranjestas, jestas sentään
- herranjestasexclamation of amazement
- jestas sentäänexclamation of amazement
French Seigneur, mon Dieu
- Seigneurexclamation of amazement
- mon Dieuexclamation of amazement
- cielexclamation of amazement
- nom de Dieuexclamation of amazement
- nom de bleuexclamation of amazement
Hebrew אֱלֹהִים אַדִּירִים
- אֱלֹהִים אַדִּירִים (elohím adirím)exclamation of amazement
Hungarian atyaúristen
- atyaúristenexclamation of amazement
Japanese おやまあ
- おやまあ (oyamaa)exclamation of amazement
Polish miły Boże!, przebóg!
- miły Boże!exclamation of amazement
- przebóg!exclamation of amazement
Russian свя́тый бо́же
- свя́тый бо́же (svjátyj bóže)exclamation of amazement
Scottish Gaelic a Thighearna, a Dhia
- a Thighearnaexclamation of amazement
- a Dhiaexclamation of amazement
- a Thighearna Dhiaexclamation of amazement
Spanish por Dios, Dios mío
- por Diosexclamation of amazement
- Dios míoexclamation of amazement
- santo cieloexclamation of amazement
Cite this entry
good Lord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20Lord
“good Lord.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20Lord. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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