my word

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my word

Where it comes from

From upon my word, an oath.

interjection

  1. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, US, dated An expression of surprise. My word! What is that!?

    Similar: adzooks, ay, caramba, mirabile dictu, chihuahua, begorra, bleeding heck, bleeding Nora, bless my heart, bless my soul, bless us, blige

  2. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, US, dated Indeed.

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MLA

"my word." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/my%20word. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

my word. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/my%20word

Chicago

"my word." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/my%20word.

BibTeX
@misc{my_word_2026,
  title = {my word},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/my%20word},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}