gosh
//ɡɒʃ//
informalDefinitions
1.A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
- Gosh, I’d love to go to that concert!
- Gosh, I didn’t realize I’d cause so much trouble!
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4933
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Altered from God.
First seen in 1757 as by gosh, probably from by gosse in Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (circa 1553).