goodness\ gracious

goodness\ gracious
interj. slightly archaic
Exclamation of surprise and a certain degree of disapproval.

"Can my boyfriend stay overnight, Dad?" Melanie asked. "Goodness gracious, most certainly not!" her father replied. "What would the neighbors think?"


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