Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

land sakes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: land sakes
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An expression of surprise or dismay.

American usage

Example Sentences

""Land sakes! I don't keep a boardin' house!""
"Well, as soon as Alice finished singing, land sakes! goodness, gracious me! if a big fox didn't pop out from behind a tree."
"The fourth annual “Way Up North in Mississippi” picnic was well under way in Central Park yesterday. . . . There were twangy cries of “land sakes” and “don't that beat all” and choruses of “hi, y'all.”"
"“One of the McDougal young'uns? Well, land sakes—haven't seen you in a coon's age.”"

Etymology

(minced oath) Lord’s sakes

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

for land's sake (alternative) for land's sake alive (alternative) for land's sakes (alternative) for land's sakes alive (alternative) for the land's sake (alternative) for the land's sake alive (alternative) for the land's sakes (alternative) for the land's sakes alive (alternative) land sake (alternative) land sake alive (alternative) land sakes alive (alternative) land's sake (alternative)

Synonyms

my lands sakes sakes alive

Questions

What does land sakes mean?: An expression of surprise or dismay.
Where does land sakes come from?: (minced oath) Lord’s sakes

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