[good grief!]
{interj.}, {informal} Wow! Indication of surprise,good or bad.
"Good grief,"
Joe cried out loud. "Is this all youwill pay me for my hard work?"
What a
figure Melanie has, goodgrief! I wonder if she would be willing to go out with
me.
Compare:GOODNESS GRACIOUS!, HEAVENLY DAYS!, HOLY CATS or HOLY COW or
HOLYMACKEREL or HOLY MOSES. See: GOODNIGHT(2).
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