English Explanatory Dictionary

land o' Goshen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Used by Christians for swearing without being overtly vulgar or blasphemous.

Word forms

land o' Goshen

Etymology

From the place first mentioned in Genesis 45:10 as the land set aside for the Israelites when they settled in Egypt (ultimately from Hebrew אֶרֶץ־גֹּשֶׁן (“ʾEreṣ Gōšen”)). Perhaps chosen as a minced oath to replace gosh, itself a replacement for God.

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