good God

interjection

Expression of surprise, outrage, or horror.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. idiomaticmildly blasphemousExpression of surprise, outrage, or horror.

    Good God! Who are this Wretch’s Advisers?

    1724, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to Mr. Harding the Printer, Upon Occasion of a Paragraph in His News-Paper of Aug. 1st. Relating to Mr. Woods's Half-Pence, page 9
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    “Young lady, there is no hope; one side of the Duchesse is struck with palsy; she retains her senses, and will, most probably, to the last; but she cannot live through the night.” / “Good God!” exclaimed Francesca; “and the Duc de Mercœur left Paris this morning!” For a moment all command over herself was lost, and she sank on a seat, sick and faint with sudden agony.

    1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 73

    "Good God, sir," exclaimed the officer, "is it possible?" And the next moment his eye lighted up with professional ambition. "This will make a deal of noise," he said.

    1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

    Good God, you're comin' up with reasons Good God, you're draggin' it out And good God, it's the changing of the seasons I feel so raped, so follow me down and just

    2007, “Fake It”, performed by Seether

    Synonyms: wow

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionExpression of surprise, outrage, or horror.

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APA

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

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

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

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