gosh

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UK/ɡɒʃ/US/ɡɑʃ/

interjection

A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

“Gosh, I’d love to go to that concert!”

Similar
adzooksaycarambamirabile dictuchihuahuabegorrableeding heckbleeding Nora
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Meanings

gosh1

interjection
  1. euphemisticminced oathA mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

    Gosh, I’d love to go to that concert!

    1 more example

    Gosh, I didn’t realize I’d cause so much trouble!

    Synonyms: adzooks, ay, caramba, mirabile dictu, chihuahua, begorra, bleeding heck, bleeding Nora

GOSH2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Gosh3

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionA mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

Similar
adzooksaycarambamirabile dictuchihuahuabegorrableeding heckbleeding Norabless my heartbless my soulbless usbligeblimeybloody hellbloody Norablow meblow me backwardsblow me downblow me overblow me pink
Also see
blow meby goshgolly goshi'll be blowedi'll go to the foot of the stairsreallywow

Origin

Altered from God. First seen in 1757 as by gosh, probably from by gosse in Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (circa 1553).

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Translations

Catalan ostres
  • ostresmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Chinese Mandarin 唉, 啊呀
  • 唉 (āi)mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • 啊呀 (āyā)mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Czech hrome, jejda
  • hromemild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jejdamild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jéminemild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • božínkumild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • šmarjámild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Dutch gossie
  • gossiemild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Esperanto ĉielo
  • ĉielomild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Finnish jukra, jumpe
  • jukramild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jumpemild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jukumild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • samperimild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • peijakasmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
French bon sang
  • bon sangmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
German meine Güte, Mensch
  • meine Gütemild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • Menschmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • Mannmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Greek αμάν
  • αμάν (amán)mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Italian perbacco, accidenti
  • perbaccomild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • accidentimild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • diaminemild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • accipicchiamild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Māori aeha, ēhe
  • aehamild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • ēhemild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • aimild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • wīmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • āwaiāmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Norwegian jøss, jøsses
  • jøssmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jøssesmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jøssenammild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Polish kurczę, o matko
  • kurczęmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • o matkomild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jejumild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jejkumild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jejmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • o ja cięmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • a to ci dopieromild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Portuguese meu Deus, nossa!
  • meu Deusmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • nossa!mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • poxamild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • puxamild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • caramba!mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • com a breca!mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Russian Бо́же!
  • Бо́же! (Bóže)mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Spanish Dios mío, caramba
  • Dios míomild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • carambamild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • cáspitamild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jolinesmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jorobamild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • caracolesmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • pardiezmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Swedish jisses, jösses
  • jissesmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • jössesmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Turkish Allah Allah, anne
  • Allah Allahmild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • annemild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • aneyymild expression of surprise or enthusiasm

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gosh

washjoshmoustachecoshmoshboshawashcohoshswashfroshquashdoshnoshbriocheclocheguillochekiboshdownwashcloshgâchegaloshmusquashskoshsplosh
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Anagrams

shog
Cite this entry
APA

gosh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gosh

MLA

“gosh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gosh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gosh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gosh.

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