oh my days

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oh my days

1. (British, Ireland, euphemistic) An exclamation of astonishment or gleeful disapproval.
   • 1907, Mary Patricia Willcocks, The Wingless Victory, John Lane Company, page 391:

     “ […] Oh, my days, don’t ’ee say another word about either of ’em. I wish I’d never been born.”

   • 1963, Will P. Rose, The Vanishing Village‎^[1], Citadel Press, page 192:

     "Oh my days," said my mother and she sank into a chair.

   • 2001, Alex Wheatle, East of Acre Lane‎^[2], Fourth Estate, →ISBN, page 33:

     ‘Oh my fucking days,’ cried Biscuit, shaking his head. ‘We’re fucking jinxed, man.’

   • 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), →ISBN, page 111:

     Then the nurse mentioned Epidural, oh my days I know i^[sic] 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'.

   • 2006, Martyn Waites, The Mercy Seat, Pegasus Books, →ISBN, page 361:

     Jamal covered his face with his hands. ‘Oh my days . . .’

   • 2008, Budge Wilson, Before Green Gables, G.P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 12:

     Jessie was so amazed that she almost spilled her tea. “Oh my heavenly days!” she cried.

• Oh my days! may be used as a euphemism for oh my God!

• oh my
• oh my God
• oh my goodness
• oh my gosh
• oh my life
• oh my word