"goodness gracious" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1957, Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer, Great Balls of Fire",
          "text": "Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!",
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        "Expressing great surprise."
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        "(idiomatic, euphemistic, dated) Expressing great surprise."
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          "word": "good gracious"
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        {
          "word": "goodness gracious me"
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          "word": "oh my goodness gracious"
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          "word": "wow"
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        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "expression of great surprise",
          "word": "kātahi rā hoki"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "expression of great surprise",
          "word": "milda makter"
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          "sense": "expression of great surprise",
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "expression of great surprise",
      "word": "kātahi rā hoki"
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      "sense": "expression of great surprise",
      "word": "milda makter"
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