"my goodness" meaning in English

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "my God"
      },
      "expansion": "my God",
      "name": "m"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Minced oath for my God.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "my goodness",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Canadian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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            "Euphemisms",
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            "Language",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My goodness, what a loud noise!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express surprise, shock, or amazement."
      ],
      "id": "en-my_goodness-en-intj-zwP~1gra",
      "links": [
        [
          "minced oath",
          "minced oath"
        ],
        [
          "surprise",
          "surprise#English"
        ],
        [
          "shock",
          "shock#English"
        ],
        [
          "amazement",
          "amazement#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "minced oath",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, Canada, minced oath) Used to express surprise, shock, or amazement."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "goodness me"
        },
        {
          "word": "my word"
        },
        {
          "word": "oh my"
        },
        {
          "word": "oh my God"
        },
        {
          "word": "wow"
        },
        {
          "word": "oh my goodness"
        },
        {
          "word": "oh, my goodness"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "mijn God"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "mijn hemel"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "mensenkinderen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "hyvänen aika"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "herranjestas"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "meine Güte"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "ach du meine Güte"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "mamma mia"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "măiculiță"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "mo chreach"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "oy-vey",
          "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
          "word": "אוי־וויי"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maɪ ˈɡʊdnəs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maɪ ˈɡʊdnɪs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "my goodness"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "my God"
      },
      "expansion": "my God",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Minced oath for my God.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "my goodness",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Canadian English",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English interjections",
        "English lemmas",
        "English minced oaths",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My goodness, what a loud noise!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express surprise, shock, or amazement."
      ],
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        [
          "minced oath",
          "minced oath"
        ],
        [
          "surprise",
          "surprise#English"
        ],
        [
          "shock",
          "shock#English"
        ],
        [
          "amazement",
          "amazement#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "minced oath",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, Canada, minced oath) Used to express surprise, shock, or amazement."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maɪ ˈɡʊdnəs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maɪ ˈɡʊdnɪs/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "goodness me"
    },
    {
      "word": "my word"
    },
    {
      "word": "oh my"
    },
    {
      "word": "oh my God"
    },
    {
      "word": "wow"
    },
    {
      "word": "oh my goodness"
    },
    {
      "word": "oh, my goodness"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "mijn God"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "mijn hemel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "mensenkinderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "hyvänen aika"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "herranjestas"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "meine Güte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "ach du meine Güte"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "mamma mia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "măiculiță"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "mo chreach"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "oy-vey",
      "sense": "used to express surprise, shock, or amazement",
      "word": "אוי־וויי"
    }
  ],
  "word": "my goodness"
}