for mercy's sake

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for mercy's sake

interjection for mercy's sake !

colloquial, euphemistic, idiomatic An especially mild oath.
Similar: for goodness' sake, for pity's sake, FFS, for Christ's sake, for cripes' sake, for crying in the beer, for crying out loud, for fucking out loud, for fuck's sake, for God's sake, for heaven's sake, for mercy's sake

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@misc{for_mercy_s_sake_2026,
  title = {for mercy's sake},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20mercy's%20sake},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}