See begorra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "January - June 1850, “Bill Malowney's Taste of Love and Glory”, in The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, volume 35, page 698:",
"text": "But, begorra, whin they seen it was raly Bill Malowney himself that was in it, it was only who'd be foremost out agin, tumblin' backways, one over another, and his raverence roarin' an' cursin' them like mad for not waitin' for him.",
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"ref": "1902, University of Michigan, The Wolverine, volume 2, number 12, page 18:",
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"ref": "1992 April 26, “Hot Off the Press”, in Jeeves and Wooster, season 3, episode 5, spoken by A. Fink-Nottle (Richard Garnett):",
"text": "But it's absolute balderdash, Bertie. I mean, listen to this: \"Sure and begorra, I don't know what's after being the matter with you, Michael.\" I mean, what on earth is this \"what's after being\" stuff mean?\nB.W. Wooster: My dear old Gussie, that is how people think Irish people talk.",
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"ref": "2009, Patti B. Pruitt, Spring Break with Paddy O'Rourke, book II, page 28:",
"text": "Sure and begorra, 'twas the second time I lost me balance and fell into yer drink.",
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"word": "caramba"
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"word": "bleeding heck"
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"word": "bleeding Nora"
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"word": "bless my heart"
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"word": "bless my soul"
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"word": "bless us"
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"word": "blige"
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"word": "blimey"
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"word": "bloody hell"
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"word": "bloody Nora"
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"word": "by all that is holy"
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"word": "by Allah"
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"word": "by cracky"
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"word": "by George"
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"word": "by God"
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"word": "by golly"
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"word": "by gosh"
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"word": "by gum"
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"word": "by gummy"
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"word": "by jingo"
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"word": "by Jove"
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"word": "Christ"
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"word": "Christ alive"
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"word": "Christ almighty"
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"word": "Christ on a bike"
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"word": "Christ on a cracker"
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"word": "Christ on a raft"
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"word": "coo"
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"word": "cowabunga"
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"word": "crikey"
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"word": "dear God"
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"word": "dear me"
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"word": "dearie me"
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"word": "dear Lord"
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"word": "diggety"
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"word": "eep"
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"word": "egad"
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"word": "flaming Nora"
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"word": "gad so"
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"tags": [
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"word": "Gadsbodikins"
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"word": "gee"
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"word": "geeminy"
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"word": "geez"
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"word": "geez Louise"
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"word": "geshmak"
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{
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"word": "get out of town"
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{
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"word": "glory be"
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{
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"word": "God Almighty"
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"word": "God in heaven"
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"word": "God's teeth"
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"word": "good golly"
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"word": "golly"
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"word": "golly gee willikers"
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{
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"word": "golly gosh"
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{
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"word": "good God"
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{
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"word": "good gracious"
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{
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"word": "good gravy"
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"word": "good grief"
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"word": "good heavens"
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"word": "good Lord"
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"word": "goodness"
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"word": "goodness gracious"
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"word": "goodness gracious me"
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"word": "goodness me"
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"word": "googly-moogly"
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{
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"word": "gorblimey"
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"tags": [
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"word": "Gordon Bennett"
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{
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"word": "gosh"
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"word": "gosh all hemlock"
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"word": "gracious"
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"word": "gramercy"
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{
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"word": "great balls of fire"
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{
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"word": "great Caesar"
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"word": "great Caesar's ghost"
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"word": "great googly moogly"
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"word": "great Scott"
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"word": "hallo"
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"word": "hello"
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"word": "heavens"
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"word": "heavens above"
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"word": "heavens to Betsy"
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"word": "heavens to Murgatroyd"
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"word": "hell's bells"
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"word": "hey"
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"word": "heyday"
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"word": "hold up"
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"word": "holy buckets"
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{
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"word": "holy cannoli"
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{
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"word": "holy cow"
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{
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"word": "holy crap"
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{
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"word": "holy crap on a cracker"
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{
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"word": "holy cricket"
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"word": "holy crickets"
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"word": "holy crud"
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"word": "holy dignity"
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"word": "holy doodle"
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{
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"word": "holy fuck"
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"word": "holy fuck knuckles"
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"word": "holy fudge"
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"word": "holy guacamole"
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"word": "holy Hannah"
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"word": "holy hell"
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"word": "holy kamoley"
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{
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"word": "holy kamoly"
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"word": "holy macaroni"
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"word": "holy mackerel"
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{
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"word": "holy magnum"
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{
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"word": "holy moley"
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{
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"word": "holy moly"
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"word": "holy man"
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"word": "holy Moses"
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"word": "Holy Mother"
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"word": "Holy Mother of God"
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"word": "holy ravioli"
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"word": "holy shit"
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"word": "holy stromboli"
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"word": "holy smoke"
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"word": "holy Toledo"
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"word": "hooly dooly"
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{
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"word": "hot damn"
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{
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"word": "I'll be"
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{
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"word": "I'll be a dirty bird!"
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{
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"word": "I'll be a monkey's uncle"
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{
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"word": "I'll be a son of a bitch"
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{
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"word": "I'll be a son of a gun"
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"word": "I'll be blowed"
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{
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"word": "I'll be bound"
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{
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"word": "I'll be buggered"
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{
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"word": "I'll be damned"
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{
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"word": "I'll be danged"
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"word": "I'll be darned"
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{
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"word": "I'll be dashed"
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{
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"word": "I'll be dipped"
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{
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"word": "I'll be dipped in shit"
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"word": "I'll be hanged"
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{
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"word": "I'll be hornswoggled"
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{
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"word": "I'll be jiggered"
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{
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"word": "I'll be shot"
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"word": "imagine that"
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"word": "I'm blowed"
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{
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"word": "I say"
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{
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"tags": [
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"word": "Janey Mack"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "Jaysus"
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{
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"word": "Jeebus"
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{
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"word": "jeepers"
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"word": "jeepers creepers"
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{
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"word": "jeez"
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{
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"word": "jeez Louise"
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"word": "jeezy peeps"
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"word": "Jerusalem crickets"
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"word": "Jesum Crow"
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{
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"word": "Jesus"
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"word": "Jesus Christ"
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"word": "Jesus fucking Christ"
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{
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"word": "Jesus H. Christ"
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{
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"word": "Mary and Joseph"
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{
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"tags": [
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"word": "Jesus Murphy"
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{
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"word": "Jiminy Cricket"
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"word": "jings"
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"word": "jinkies"
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"word": "Judas Priest"
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{
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"word": "jumping Jehoshaphat"
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"word": "jumping Jesus"
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{
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"word": "Jupiter"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "knock me down with a feather"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "knock me over with a feather"
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{
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"word": "land sakes"
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{
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"word": "lauks"
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{
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"word": "lawks"
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"word": "lawks a-mercy"
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"word": "good gracious"
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"word": "good gravy"
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"word": "good grief"
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"word": "good heavens"
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"word": "good Lord"
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{
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"word": "goodness"
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{
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"word": "goodness gracious"
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{
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"word": "goodness gracious me"
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"word": "googly-moogly"
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"word": "gorblimey"
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"word": "gosh all hemlock"
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"word": "gramercy"
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"word": "great balls of fire"
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"word": "great Caesar"
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"word": "great Caesar's ghost"
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"word": "hell's bells"
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"word": "holy buckets"
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"word": "holy cannoli"
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"word": "holy cow"
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"word": "holy crap"
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"word": "holy crap on a cracker"
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"word": "holy cricket"
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"word": "holy crickets"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy crud"
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"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy dignity"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy doodle"
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"word": "holy fuck"
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"word": "holy fuck knuckles"
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"tags": [
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"word": "holy fudge"
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"word": "holy guacamole"
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{
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"word": "holy Hannah"
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{
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"word": "holy hell"
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{
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"word": "holy kamoley"
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{
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"word": "holy kamoly"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy macaroni"
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{
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"word": "holy mackerel"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy magnum"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy moley"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy moly"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy man"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy Moses"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "Holy Mother"
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{
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"word": "Holy Mother of God"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy ravioli"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy shit"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy stromboli"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy smoke"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "holy Toledo"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "hooly dooly"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "hot damn"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be a dirty bird!"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be a monkey's uncle"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be a son of a bitch"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be a son of a gun"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be blowed"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be bound"
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{
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"word": "I'll be buggered"
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{
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"word": "I'll be damned"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be danged"
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{
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"word": "I'll be darned"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be dashed"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be dipped"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be dipped in shit"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be hanged"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be hornswoggled"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be jiggered"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "I'll be shot"
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{
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"word": "imagine that"
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{
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"tags": [
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"word": "I'm blowed"
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{
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"word": "I say"
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{
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"tags": [
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"word": "Janey Mack"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "Jaysus"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "Jeebus"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "jeepers"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "jeepers creepers"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "jeez"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "jeez Louise"
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"tags": [
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"word": "jeezy peeps"
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{
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"word": "jeezy-peezy"
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{
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"word": "Jerusalem crickets"
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"word": "Jesum Crow"
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"word": "Jesus"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "Jesus Christ"
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"word": "Jesus fucking Christ"
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"word": "Jesus H. Christ"
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"word": "Mary and Joseph"
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{
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"tags": [
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"word": "Jesus Murphy"
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{
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"word": "Jiminy Cricket"
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{
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"tags": [
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"word": "jings"
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{
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"word": "jinkies"
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{
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"word": "Judas Priest"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "jumping Jehoshaphat"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "jumping Jesus"
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{
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"word": "Jupiter"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "knock me down with a feather"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "knock me over with a feather"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "land sakes"
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{
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"word": "lauks"
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{
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"word": "lawks"
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{
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"word": "lawks a-mercy"
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{
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"word": "lawl"
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{
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"word": "leapin' lizards"
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{
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"word": "Lord"
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{
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"word": "Lord be praised"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "Lord love a duck"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "lordy"
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{
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"word": "mama mia"
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{
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"word": "mamma mia"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "man alive"
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{
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"word": "mercy sakes"
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{
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"word": "Mother of God"
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"word": "my"
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"word": "my conscience"
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{
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"dated"
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"word": "my giddy aunt"
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"word": "my heavens"
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"word": "my sainted aunt"
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"word": "no way"
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{
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"word": "O gemini"
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"word": "ods bodikin"
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"word": "oh my fuck"
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"word": "oh my life"
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"word": "oh my Lord"
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"word": "oh my stars"
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"word": "OMG"
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"word": "peas and rice"
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"word": "ruddy hell"
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"word": "sacré bleu"
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{
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{
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"word": "suffering Sappho"
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{
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"word": "suffering succotash"
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"word": "sweet Grandma on stilts"
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{
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"word": "sweet Jesus"
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"word": "sweet Mary"
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{
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"word": "sweet mother of God"
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{
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"word": "sweet mother of Jesus"
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"word": "waow"
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"word": "well"
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"word": "I never"
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{
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"word": "whoa"
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"word": "whoah"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "wow"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "wowee"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "wowzers"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "ye gods"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wow",
"word": "yikes"
},
{
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"word": "yikes bikes"
},
{
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"word": "you don't say"
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{
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"word": "yowzah"
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{
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{
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"word": "zoinks"
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{
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"slang"
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"word": "ZOMG"
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{
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"Internet",
"slang"
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"word": "ZOMFG"
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{
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"word": "zooterkins"
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{
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"word": "zound"
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{
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"word": "zounds"
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