Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goodness gracious me

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: good-ness -gra-cious me
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Alternative form of goodness gracious.

British usage

phrase

Suggestive of stereotypical portrayals of Indians in British media.

British usage

Example Sentences

"[…]the fact that though there were quite good restaurants of all nationalities in Beverly Hills, there was (dropping into his goodness-gracious-me voice) no good Indian restaurant ... He was an enthusiast."
"The protagonists speak with neutral accents, an important aspect of the characterisation and chosen by the film-makers to pre-empt the 'goodness, gracious, me' Asian stereotype."
"He was condescending to me, presuming a goodness-gracious-me prejudice on my part. "Why does that matter? Aren't the clothes from Asia the same quality as those made here?" I countered."

Usage

British usage

Phrases

goodness gracious

Frequently Paired Words

goodness gracious

Synonyms

wow

Questions

What does goodness gracious me mean?: Alternative form of goodness gracious.

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