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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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