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<p><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>Bored of saying “Oh my God?” Here are some old-time historical exclamations, or “minced oaths,” as they’re sometimes called, to spice up your daily speech:</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">1. &#8220;By Jove!&#8221;</h2>
<p>16th-20th century<br />
Like saying “My God!”</p>
<h2>2. &#8220;I’ll be hanged!&#8221;</h2>
<p>19th Century</p>
<p>Like saying ‘I’ll be darned!’ OR “I wouldn’t dare’</p>
<h2>3. &#8220;Heaven’s to Betsy!&#8221;</h2>
<p>19th century<br />
Shock or surprise. The same as saying ‘Oh my goodness!’ It’s still unknown who ‘Betsy’ is.</p>
<h2>4. “Well, I’ll be switched!”</h2>
<p>19th century<br />
Expression of amazement, wonder, or befuddlement.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9285" src="https://historyhustle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/shocked-man.jpg" alt="closeup image of man's face with a shocked look on his face, representing historical exclamations post" width="793" height="447" /></p>
<h2>5. “My giddy aunt!”</h2>
<p>Early 20th century<br />
Expressing astonishment, like “my God!”</p>
<h2>6. “As I live and breathe!”</h2>
<p>17th century<br />
Expressing surprise at encountering someone or something.</p>
<h2>7. “Ye gods!”</h2>
<p>17th century<br />
Expresses surprise or incredulity, like “Oh my God!”</p>
<h2>8. “Fiddlesticks!”</h2>
<p>14th century<br />
Expresses disagreement or anger</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9286" src="https://historyhustle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/shocked-woman.jpg" alt="closeup image of a woman's face with a shocked expression on her face" width="793" height="447" /></p>
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<h2>9. “What ho!”</h2>
<p>Early 20th century<br />
A greeting like “Hello!”</p>
<h2>10. “Dash it!”</h2>
<p>English, unknown origin<br />
The same as “darn it!”</p>
<h2>11. “What in the Sam Hill!”</h2>
<p>19th century<br />
Or “How in the Sam Hill!” Or basically anytime you’d use “hell”.</p>
<h2>12. “Great Caesar’s ghost!”</h2>
<p>19th century<br />
The same as saying “Holy cow!”</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9287" src="https://historyhustle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/surprised-man.jpg" alt="closeup image of a black man with a hand to his mouth with a surprised look, representing historical exclamations post" width="793" height="447" /></p>
<h2>13. “Zounds!”</h2>
<p>16th century<br />
Shortened from “God’s wounds”. An expression of surprise.</p>
<h2>14. “Alack!”</h2>
<p>15th century<br />
Expression of surprise</p>
<h2>15. “Odds bodkins!”</h2>
<p>15th century<br />
Another Expression of surprise</p>
<h2>16. “Gadzooks!”</h2>
<p>17th century<br />
Shortened from “God’s hooks”. An expression of surprise.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9288" src="https://historyhustle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/suprised-woman.jpg" alt="close up image of a woman with a surprised look on her face, representing the historical exclamations post" width="793" height="447" /></p>
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<p><em>If you find these old-time historical exclamations interesting, then you may also want to check out some of <a href="https://historyhustle.com/10-mark-twain-sickest-burns-insults/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Twain’s sickest burns</a>!</em></p>
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