English

Interjection

ye gods!

1. (idiomatic, dated, euphemistic) You gods! Used to express surprise or incredulity.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (Chapter 2)

     Would he not far rather lay him down lengthwise along the line of the equator; yea, ye gods! go down to the fiery pit itself, in order to keep out this frost?

Derived terms

• egads
• ye gods and little fishes

References

1. ↑ "Ye gods and little fishes!" (World Wide Words)
2. ↑ "Gosh, we can't leave God alone when we speak" (The Electric New Paper News)