Idiom idiom
oh my
Meaning
oh my God
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Oh my, that is a very large dog.”
“When she saw the surprise party waiting in the dark room, she gasped and said, oh my.”
“Upon witnessing the sheer scale of the mountain range, he could only whisper, oh my, in total disbelief.”
Anchors to
- 01
oh dark hundred
Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implies an unpleasant time to be awake)
- 02
oh dark thirty
Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implying an unpleasant time to be awake).
- 03
oh my goodness gracious
Oh my God.
- 04
oh my gosh
oh my God!
- 05
oh well
An expression of mild disappointment or resignation: too bad; it's a pity; what can you do; it is what it is.
Last updated August 10, 2026