NN27a
Weakened substitutes for ‘God’: “My ________!”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| GOSH | 17 |
| GOODNESS | 14 |
| LORD | 12 |
| HEAVENS | 5 |
| WORD | 5 |
| GOODNESS GRACIOUS | 4 |
| GOLLY | 3 |
| OH MY | 2 |
| STARS | 2 |
| “BLESSED GOD/DESS, NAME OF ANY BLESSED GOD,” | 1 |
| LAND | 1 |
| SWEET BABY JESUS | 1 |
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