dear me
Also, oh dear. A polite exclamation expressing surprise, distress, sympathy, etc. For example, Dear me, I forgot to mail it, or Oh dear, what a bad time you've been having. These usages may originally have invoked God, as in dear God or oh God, which also continue to be so used. [Late 1600s]
Words nearby dear me
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deanthropomorphism,
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dear john letter,
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dearborn,
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dearterialization,
dearth