ye gods

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ye gods

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Seventeenth-century British variant of oh my God, probably intended to avoid blasphemy. Compare Danish I guder.

interjection

  1. dated, euphemistic, idiomatic Used to express surprise or incredulity. Ye Gods, what Havock does Ambition make Among your Works!

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intj expression of surprise or incredulity

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@misc{ye_gods_2026,
  title = {ye gods},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ye%20gods},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}