my goodness
(US, Canada, minced oath) Used to express surprise, shock, or amazement.
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Gere we go again! Oh my goodness, this lineup was so tiring. It looks all nice now and all the lines are neat (enough). Super proud of it. #art #oc #ocart
Oh my goodness so beautiful 😋🤪👅🖤🌹🖤🧎🙏👑
I do not want to stir too much, but my goodness does it feel good to block a scamming alledged pdfile who can't shut up. Less good: I reported him twice already on both YouTube and Ko-fi and his account is still aroun…
Oh my goodness!!! Those human designs Ahhh look at them!!!
Here we go again! Oh my goodness, this lineup was so tiring. It looks all nice now and all the lines are neat (enough). Super proud of it. Not a major change from before, but, yeah. #art #oc #ocart
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(US, Canada, minced oath) Used to express surprise, shock, or amazement.
My goodness, what a loud noise!
“Gere we go again! Oh my goodness, this lineup was so tiring. It looks all nice now and all the lines are neat (enough). Super proud of it. #art #oc #ocart”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh my goodness so beautiful 😋🤪👅🖤🌹🖤🧎🙏👑”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I do not want to stir too much, but my goodness does it feel good to block a scamming alledged pdfile who can't shut up. Less good: I reported him twice already on both YouTube and Ko-fi and his account is still around. #mixedfeelings #stopscamming #elonusk”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh my goodness!!! Those human designs Ahhh look at them!!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Here we go again! Oh my goodness, this lineup was so tiring. It looks all nice now and all the lines are neat (enough). Super proud of it. Not a major change from before, but, yeah. #art #oc #ocart”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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