Examples
“According to Joan Hall, editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English at the University of Wisconsin, the frequency of use of good grief and goodness gracious is running neck and neck, with good Lord and good gracious off the pace by half.”
Simon & Schuster: The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘good grief’.
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Peanuts
Words related to the cartoons of Charles M Schulz by the same name.
wishy-washy liberal, peanuts, snoopy, linus, lucy, fussbudget, woodstock, good grief, charlie brown, schroeder, peppermint patty, violet and 13 more...
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Oxymorons
Two contradictory terms in a war of words.
oxymoron, pretty ugly, deafening silence, holy war, instant classic, friendly fire, virtual reality, act naturally, modern history, bad luck, still life, good grief and 72 more...
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That's funny...
words that make you smile...
can be funny words, oxymorons or words describing laughter and fun.giggle, sniggle, snicker, chuckle, titter, guffaw, smile, hoot, twitter, hee-haw, tee-hee, snort and 68 more...
lea Charlie Brown is The Master of Good Grief. (Grief is always good. If you do not grief, your heart is dead, and that's not good.. for anyone.) Mar 2, 2009
dontcry John, it does me too! That's what I love about the title. It plays on those two words we all are so familiar with. I think that if I were in the market for a book on how to work through my grief, I'd pick this one off the shelf before one titled "Working Through Your Grief: 20 Easy Steps" (I totally made that up) or something like that. Personally, I don't do grief "good" at all. I very much prefer Charlie Brown's version!
Mar 2, 2009
john I don't mean to be flip or diminish anyone's grief, but this always reminds me of Charlie Brown:
Mar 2, 2009
dontcry It always hurts -- especially so when they just up and leave. I'm sorry for your grief.
There's another book of the same title, different author, available from Chevron Publishing.
Mar 1, 2009
lea Helpful book for some, I'm sure. Sometimes it hurts when other people leave us, just like that, and go back Home. Mar 1, 2009
dontcry Also the name of a book that helps people work through the grieving process. Mar 1, 2009
lea I thought to myself good grief, when I saw the previous page and the quote over there. Going to google now. Mar 1, 2009