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for the love of god

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.36 in modern English

Syllables
for the love of -god
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An expression of exasperation, usually while making a request.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English for the luf of God, for þe love of god, for ðe luve of gode (literally “for the love of God”), variant of for godes luve, for godes lufe, for godes lufen (literally “for God's love”), from Old English for Godes lufon (literally “for God's love”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: for the luf of God, for Godes lufon

Phrases

for the love of for the love of fuck for the sake of

Frequently Paired Words

for the love of for the love of fuck for the sake of

Synonyms

for the love of Betsy for the love of Mike for the love of Moses for Pete's sake for crying out loud for God's sake sakes FFS for Christ's sake for cripes' sake for crying in the beer for fucking out loud

Questions

What does for the love of god mean?
An expression of exasperation, usually while making a request.
Where does for the love of god come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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