- etymology - What is the origin of Gosh? - English Language Usage . . .
14 'Gosh' is a common substitute for the word 'God' in phrases such as 'Oh My Gosh' or 'By Gosh' or just 'Gosh' Is this just a corruption of the word 'God' or does it have some other provenance? How long has it been in use? [25nov2017] The usual secondary sources, OED and Etymology Online, don't seem to adequately answer the questions
- Historically, did Oh my Gosh originate as an anti-God expression?
I'm interested here with the case of "Oh my Gosh", which is used instead of "Oh my God" Now, according to this answer, the first time this word was used as replacement for God was in the 16th century by Nicholas Udall, who was himself a religious person (at one point he became a vicar, actually)
- Oh my God, Oh my Lord, Oh my Gosh - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What are the differences between them? Is there a cultural and or social interference? Do young people say "Oh my Gosh" more than others?
- What is the meaning of Oshkosh by Gosh? [closed]
Well, really, by Gosh is a euphemism for by God which is an exclamation of mild surprise especially when the surprise arises from finding that something is true when you thought it wasn't
- word usage - Origin of guy as an interjection substituting for gosh . . .
Origin of "guy" as an interjection substituting for "gosh" or "golly"? Ask Question Asked 8 years, 8 months ago Modified 10 months ago
- What does ”gosh” mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
2 To a certain kind of religious mentality, "gosh" is a euphemism for God, just as "hades" is a euphemism for Hell euphemism - "a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive " Once a euphemism, nowadays it's just an interjection gosh - used as a mild oath or to express surprise
- Comma usage in the phrase Oh my God
While reading the satirical novel A Confederacy of Dunces, I was struck by the protagonist's habit of expressing his vexation with the phrase "Oh, my God " I don't recall seeing a comma inserted i
- Meaning of gosh all, git-up in this context
Oh, gosh all, git up, how'd they get so lit up? It refers to the eyes of a person My question is: what does "gosh all, git up" mean in this sentence? I think gosh all is a simple exclamation The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines git-up as drive, energy, aggressiveness This makes no sense to me
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