Gosh

//ɡɒʃ// intj, name

intj, name ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. euphemistic

    "Gosh, I didn’t realize I’d cause so much trouble!"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Great Ormond Street Hospital. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Example

More examples

"Oh my gosh! You're the last person I expected to meet in a situation like this."

Etymology

Altered from God. First seen in 1757 as by gosh, probably from by gosse in Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (circa 1553).

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