Meanings
- Expressing surprise or alarm.
Mercy me! Look at the state of you!
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Near-synonyms: God help me; God help us; lawdamercy; Jesus Christ; Jesus, Mary and Joseph; Lord love a duck
Ah oh mercy, mercy me Ah oh things ain't what they used to be, no no Radiation underground and in the sky Animals and birds who live nearby are dying Ah oh mercy, mercy me Ah oh things ain't what they used to be
1971, Marvin Gaye, “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)”, in What's Going On, performed by Marvin GayeAn...ancient demon's spirit?!? Mercy me, that sounds positively horrid.
2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: RogueportSynonyms: God help someone, God help someone, lawdamercy, Jesus Christ, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Lord love a duck
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionExpressing surprise or alarm.
Origin
Ellipsis of Lord have mercy on me; analyzable as mercy me in subjunctive or imperative mood.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish hyvänen aika
- hyvänen aikaexpression of surprise or alarm
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mercy me. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercy%20me
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