ye gods and little fishes

A form of ye gods — Used to express surprise or incredulity.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of ye gods.

    But out of school, Ye gods and little fishes! how Tommy did carouse! He wound fat Asia up in her own clothes line against the post, and left here there to fume and scold for half an hour one busy Monday morning.

    1871, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, Little Men: […], Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC
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APA

ye gods and little fishes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ye%20gods%20and%20little%20fishes

MLA

“ye gods and little fishes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ye%20gods%20and%20little%20fishes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ye gods and little fishes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ye%20gods%20and%20little%20fishes.

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