on God's green earth

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on God's green earth¹

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phrase on God's green Earth

  1. Expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative word. What was state of the art in 1912 has mostly fallen by the wayside. […] So why, oh why, on God’s green Earth are we still measuring chile pepper heat on the Scoville scale?

    Similar: on earth

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@misc{on_god_s_green_earth_2026,
  title = {on God's green earth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20god's%20green%20earth},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}