for the love of God

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for the love of God

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From Middle English for the luf of God, for þe love of god, for ðe luve of gode (literally “for the love of God”), variant of for godes luve, for godes lufe, for godes lufen (literally “for God's love”), from Old English for Godes lufon (literally “for God's love”).

interjection

An expression of exasperation, usually while making a request. For the love of God, take that out of the microwave before it blows up!
Similar: for the love of Betsy, for the love of Mike, for the love of Moses, for Pete's sake, for crying out loud, for God's sake, sakes, FFS, for Christ's sake, for cripes' sake, for crying in the beer, for fucking out loud

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MLA

"for the love of God." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/for%20the%20love%20of%20god. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

for the love of God. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/for%20the%20love%20of%20god

Chicago

"for the love of God." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/for%20the%20love%20of%20god.

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@misc{for_the_love_of_god_2026,
  title = {for the love of God},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20the%20love%20of%20god},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}