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"My goodness!"

Answer for the clue ""My goodness!" ", 6 letters:
zounds

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Word definitions for zounds in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, oath of surprise or anger, altered from (by) God's wounds! , in reference to the wounds of Christ on the Cross. "One of the innumerable oaths having reference to Christ's passion" [Century Dictionary]. Compare gadzooks .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
interj. Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zounds \Zounds\, interj. [Contracted from God's wounds.] An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of anger or wonder.