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mercy me

intj

Etymology

Ellipsis of Lord have mercy on me; analyzable as mercy me in subjunctive or imperative mood.

Definitions

  1. Expressing surprise or alarm.

    • Near-synonyms: God help me; God help us; lawdamercy; Jesus Christ; Jesus, Mary and Joseph; Lord love a duck
    • Mercy me! Look at the state of you!
    • Ah oh mercy, mercy me Ah oh things ain't what they used to be, no no Radiation underground and in the sky Animals and birds who live nearby are dying Ah oh mercy, mercy me Ah oh things ain't what they used to be

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No curated loop yet for mercy me. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA