A British exclamation of surprise, alarm, or mild disbelief — a polite, slightly old-fashioned alternative to stronger oaths. 'My sainted aunt!' fills the same emotional slot as 'Good heavens!' or 'Blimey!', letting you express genuine shock without any actual profanity. It has a charming, faintly theatrical quality that makes it sound like something your grandmother might have said upon discovering the cat in the biscuit tin — and that's precisely its appeal.
'My sainted aunt!' he cried, nearly dropping his tea when the invoice total appeared on the screen.
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(UK) An expression of surprise or alarm.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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