lawdamercy

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interjection

An expression of astonishment, dismay, bemusement, or a jocular hint of any of those.

“Near-synonyms: mercy me; have mercy; God help us; God help me; Jesus Christ; Jesus, Mary and Joseph; Lord love a duck”

Similar
mercy mehave mercyGod help someoneJesus ChristJesus, Mary and JosephLord love a duck
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Meanings

interjection

alternative lawd a mercy · alternative lawd-a-mercy · alternative lord-a-mercy · alternative lawdhammercy · alternative lordhavemercy · alternative lawks a-mercy

  1. informalAn expression of astonishment, dismay, bemusement, or a jocular hint of any of those.

    Near-synonyms: mercy me; have mercy; God help us; God help me; Jesus Christ; Jesus, Mary and Joseph; Lord love a duck

    Synonyms: mercy me, have mercy, God help someone, God help someone, Jesus Christ, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Lord love a duck

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionAn expression of astonishment, dismay, bemusement, or a jocular hint of any of those.

Similar
mercy mehave mercyGod help someoneGod help someoneJesus ChristJesus, Mary and JosephLord love a duck
Also see
god help someonehave mercylord love a duckmercy me

Origin

A pronunciation spelling of (and, in some instances of use, eye dialect for) Lord have mercy in a non-rhotic accent, such as non-rhotic versions of AAVE.

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APA

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

MLA

“lawdamercy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawdamercy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lawdamercy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawdamercy.

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