my land

A form of my lands — An expression of surprise or dismay.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of my lands (“expressing surprise or dismay”).

    “[…] where have you disappeared to all these years, and are you from there, now, or where are you from?” “I don’t quite think you would ever guess, Colonel. Cherokee Strip.” “My land!” “Sure as you live.”

    1892, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], The American Claimant, New York, N.Y.: Charles L[uther] Webster & Co., →OCLC
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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