/ gɒʃ; NAmE gɑːʃ/ exclamation
( old-fashioned , informal ) people say 'Gosh!' when they are surprised or shocked :
Gosh, is that the time?
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: euphemism for God (see god ).
/ gɒʃ; NAmE gɑːʃ/ exclamation
( old-fashioned , informal ) people say 'Gosh!' when they are surprised or shocked :
Gosh, is that the time?
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: euphemism for God (see god ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005