Meanings
- CommonwealthIrelandUKeuphemisticAn exclamation of astonishment or gleeful disapproval.
"Oh my days," said my mother and she sank into a chair.
1963, Will P. Rose, The Vanishing Village, Citadel Press, page 1925 more examples
“[…] Oh, my days, don’t ’ee say another word about either of ’em. I wish I’d never been born.”
1907, Mary Patricia Willcocks, The Wingless Victory, John Lane Company, page 391‘Oh my fucking days,’ cried Biscuit, shaking his head. ‘We’re fucking jinxed, man.’
2001, Alex Wheatle, East of Acre Lane, Fourth Estate, →ISBN, page 33Then the nurse mentioned Epidural, oh my days I know i nearly passed out at the sight of the needle going into the spinal column, all the while that wretch is screaming blue murder in the next room, get it out.
2004, "Kunjufu" (username), comment in "Fathers and Childbirth" (online forum topic), quoted in Barbara M. Newman and Philip R. Newman, Development Through Life: A Psychosocial Approach, Tenth Edition, Cengage Learning (2008), page 111Jamal covered his face with his hands. ‘Oh my days . . .’
2006, Martyn Waites, The Mercy Seat, Pegasus Books, →ISBN, page 361Jessie was so amazed that she almost spilled her tea. “Oh my heavenly days!” she cried.
2008, Budge Wilson, Before Green Gables, G.P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 12Synonyms: oh my, oh my God, oh my goodness, oh my gosh, oh my life, oh my word
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionAn exclamation of astonishment or gleeful disapproval.
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