Weakened substitutes for ‘god’: “For ________ sakes!”
GOODNESS | 422 |
HEAVEN’S | 322 |
GOSH | 163 |
PETE’S | 87 |
PITY | 79 |
GRACIOUS | 50 |
LAND | 29 |
CHRIST’S | 28 |
PETE | 25 |
HEAVEN | 24 |
LORD’S | 22 |
GOD’S | 19 |
NR | 19 |
CRIPE | 16 |
CHRIST | 15 |
GOD | 13 |
MERCY | 11 |
LAND’S | 9 |
LORD | 9 |
PITY’S | 9 |
CAT’S | 8 |
LANDS | 7 |
GOLLY | 6 |
JESUS | 5 |
CHRISSAKES | 3 |
CRAP | 3 |
GARSH | 3 |
HECK’S | 3 |
MERCY’S | 3 |
CRIMINY’S | 2 |
CRYING OUT LOUD | 2 |
GLORY | 2 |
GOSH’S | 2 |
HECK | 2 |
PAT’S | 2 |
PEACE | 2 |
CHRIMUS | 1 |
CHRISSAKE | 1 |
CHRISTMAS | 1 |
CRAMP’S | 1 |
CRAP’S | 1 |
CRIMINY | 1 |
CRUMB’S | 1 |
CRUMP’S | 1 |
DAMN | 1 |
DEAR LORD’S | 1 |
GAD | 1 |
GAD’S | 1 |
GLORY BE | 1 |
GOLDARNIT | 1 |
GOOD | 1 |
GOOD LORD’S | 1 |
GOODNESS GRACIOUS | 1 |
GOODNESS SAKES ALIVE | 1 |
GOSH ALMIGHTY | 1 |
GRACIOUS SAKES ALIVE | 1 |
HADES | 1 |
HEAVENLY | 1 |
JEEBERS | 1 |
JEHOVAH’S | 1 |
JIMINY | 1 |
JIMINY’S | 1 |
JOHN’S | 1 |
LAW’S | 1 |
MY GRACIOUS | 1 |
OH DEAR | 1 |
OH GOSH | 1 |
PEEP’S | 1 |
PRECIOUS | 1 |
SAKES ALIVE | 1 |
SHIT | 1 |
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