"sweet mother of pearl" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Etymology: Of unknown origins. Attested from the late 19th century. Presumably a euphemism for sweet mother of God or sweet mother of Jesus, using mother-of-pearl. Etymology templates: {{unk|en|Of unknown}} Of unknown Head templates: {{en-interj}} sweet mother of pearl
  1. (chiefly US, dated) Good gracious; good heavens. Tags: US, dated Synonyms: wow
    Sense id: en-sweet_mother_of_pearl-en-intj-0SS2wJ2A Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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