GOSH | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of gosh in English goshexclamation   informal old-fashioned uk /ɡɒʃ/ us /ɡɑːʃ/ Add to word list Add to word list used to express surprise or strength of feeling: Gosh, I didn't expect to see you here! Expressions of surprise

• accha
• achha
• actually
• ay
• begorrah
• blow
• clutch
• fancy
• glory
• heavens (above)! idiom
• hell's bells
• hold on idiom
• how about that? idiom
• I ask you! idiom
• omg
• sagebrush
• sheesh
• shit
• shock, horror! idiom
• shut

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gosh | American Dictionary

goshexclamation   infml us /ɡɑʃ, ɡɔʃ/ Add to word list Add to word list used to express surprise: Gosh, I didn’t expect to see you here! (Definition of gosh from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of gosh?

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in Chinese (Traditional) （表示驚奇或強烈感情）啊呀，天哪… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （表示惊奇或强烈感情）啊呀，天哪… See more in Spanish ¡caramba!, anda, cielos… See more in Portuguese nossa!, puxa!, meu Deus… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian あら, うわっ（驚き・不快の表現）, おや… See more 'Allah Allah!', 'Hay Allah!', 'Vay canına!'… See more mince, bon sang !… See more jeetje, verdorie, gossie… See more hrome!, kruci!… See more du milde!… See more wah!… See more คำอุทานแสดงความประหลาดใจ… See more thật là kỳ, chao ôi!… See more ojej, O rany!… See more jösses!… See more oh… See more Donnerwetter!… See more jøss, jøss!… See more 맙소사… See more боже!… See more caspita!, perbacco!, accidenti!… See more Need a translator?

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