NN27b

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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