Meanings
interjection
also oh · alternative Internet OML
- invoking God; offensive to some; invoking God; offensive to someAn expression of surprise, astonishment, shock, dismay, supplication, or consternation.
"Oh my Lord!" said a stunned Geneva McNeil, reached by telephone at her East Baltimore home and told that the jury had awarded $3.3 million to her and her ailing husband.
1992 July 24, Jay Apperson, “$11 million goes to three plaintiffs in asbestos trial”, in The Baltimore SunSynonyms: wow
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionAn expression of surprise, astonishment, shock, dismay, supplication, or consternation.
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oh my Lord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oh%20my%20Lord
MLA
“oh my Lord.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oh%20my%20Lord. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oh my Lord,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oh%20my%20Lord.
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