gosh

Meanings

1. 1
   intj

   a mild expression of surprise, admiration, annoyance, or emphasis

   Gosh, I did not expect the climb to be that steep.

Simplified etymology

Gosh arose in the mid-18th century as an exclamation used to avoid taking God’s name in vain.

A euphemistic alteration of God, recorded in the exclamation by gosh by the eighteenth century and perhaps earlier. It allowed speakers to express surprise or emphasis while avoiding a direct religious oath.

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