oh my word

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oh my word

1. An expression of surprise or astonishment.
   • 2008, E. Lawrence Hardin, Andre's Song: A Young Man Scorned Creates a New Life, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 95:

     “Oh my word ... Mr. Williams ... I am so sorry about before. I had no idea it was you.”

   • 2013, Melanie Shankle, Sparkly Green Earrings: Catching the Light at Every Turn, Tyndale, →ISBN, page 8:

     Within two minutes there was a very distinct double pink line indicating that I was, in fact, knocked up. And my first thought was, Oh my word, I am pregnant.

   • 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

     “He goes up this ladder and drops the rats into this giant funnel, and the poor little things are rolled flat here before being formed into patties.”
     “Oh my word!” said Dad. “So it is true.”

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