Idiom idiom
goodness me
Meaning
An expression of mild surprise.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Goodness me, you look just like your father.”
“Goodness me, I did not expect to see you at the grocery store today.”
“Goodness me, the sheer scale of the historical library was enough to take one's breath away.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026