Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

land o' goshen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: land o' -goshen
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used by Christians for swearing without being overtly vulgar or blasphemous.

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

""Land o' Goshen! sence I've come t' the happy land, as I call it, I ain't hed no sech tea as I used t'.""
"Stomp on the moon and spit in the ocean / Razzamatazz and I love you / Holy smokes and Land o' Goshen / You can do anything that you want to do."

Etymology

From the place first mentioned in Genesis 45:10 as the land set aside for the Israelites when they settled in Egypt (ultimately from Hebrew אֶרֶץ־גֹּשֶׁן (“ʾEreṣ Gōšen”)). Perhaps chosen as a minced oath to replace gosh, itself a replacement for God.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: אֶרֶץ-גֹּשֶׁן

Usage

American usage
Dated

Questions

What does land o' goshen mean?: Used by Christians for swearing without being overtly vulgar or blasphemous.
Where does land o' goshen come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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