English

Interjection

dear Lord

1. Expressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration.
   • 1887, Mary Andrews Denison, Cracker Joe

     Oh, dear Lord, how I do miss your po' sister! I never hed to ask her to git anything; she done it without askin'. She wor too good to live, she wor!

   • 1992, Kat Martin, Gypsy Lord

     We thought he must have been delayed... we thought... dear Lord, he can't be dead.

Synonyms

• Lord, lordy
• lawks, lauk, Lawk