good Lord

interjection

An exclamation of amazement or disapproval.

“Good Lord! You should really clean out that fridge!”

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Meanings

interjection
  1. 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 6

    Synonyms: wow

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionAn exclamation of amazement or disapproval.

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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
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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