Great Scottint.

Brit.

/ˌɡreɪt ˈskɒt/, U.S.

/ˌɡreɪt ˈskɑt/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: great adj., proper name Scott.

Etymology: < great adj. + the surname Scott (apparently in the name of General Winfield Scott (1786–1866), United States army general: compare quot. 1852 and see note below), probably as a euphemistic alteration of Great God! at great adj. 17d.Although this expression has been said to commemorate other individuals with the surname Scott (as e.g. Sir Walter Scott: see Walter Scottish adj.), early evidence appears to support the suggestion given here. Winfield Scott, Commanding General of the United States Army (1841–61) and Whig party presidential candidate (1852), was a popular national figure in the United States in the mid 19th cent., celebrated as a hero for his role in the Mexican-American War (1846–8).

Originally U.S.

Expressing surprise, amazement, annoyance, admiration, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > exclamation of emotion [interjection]

goodness1623

agad1672

Godsokers1672

Oh dear!1694

law1763

lud1767

Dear me!1773

Lor1776

dear knows!1805

Great God!1819

Great Scott1852

Jehoshaphat1857

lors1860

Great Sun!1867

Great Caesar!1870

gracious me!1884

my (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt!1886

snakes1891

lieber Gott1898

my gosh!1920

cor1931

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection]

whatOE

well, wellOE

avoyc1300

ouc1300

ay1340

lorda1393

ahaa1400

hillaa1400

whannowc1450

wow1513

why?1520

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

what the (also a) goodyear1570

precious coals1576

Lord have mercy (on us)1581

good heavens1588

whau1589

coads1590

ay me!1591

my stars!a1593

Gods me1595

law1598

Godso1600

to go out1600

coads-nigs1608

for mercy!a1616

good stars!1615

mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616

gramercy1617

goodness1623

what next?1662

mon Dieu1665

heugh1668

criminy1681

Lawd1696

the dickens1697

(God, etc.) bless my heart1704

alackaday1705

(for) mercy's sake!1707

my1707

deuce1710

gracious1712

goodly and gracious1713

my word1722

my stars and garters!1758

lawka1774

losha1779

Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784

great guns!1795

mein Gott1795

Dear me!1805

fancy1813

well, I'm sure!1815

massy1817

Dear, dear!1818

to get off1818

laws1824

Mamma mia1824

by crikey1826

wisha1826

alleleu1829

crackey1830

Madonna mia1830

indeed1834

to go on1835

snakes1839

Jerusalem1840

sapristi1840

oh my days1841

tear and ages1841

what (why, etc.) in time?1844

sakes alive!1846

gee willikers1847

to get away1847

well, to be sure!1847

gee1851

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

doggone1857

lawsy1868

my wig(s)!1871

gee whiz1872

crimes1874

yoicks1881

Christmas1882

hully gee1895

'ullo1895

my hat!1899

good (also great) grief!1900

strike me pink!1902

oo-er1909

what do you know?1909

cripes1910

coo1911

zowiec1913

can you tie that?1918

hot diggety1924

yeow1924

ziggety1924

stone (or stiffen) the crows1930

hullo1931

tiens1932

whammo1932

po po po1936

how about that?1939

hallo1942

brother1945

tie that!1948

surprise1953

wowee1963

yikes1971

never1974

to sod off1976

whee1978

mercy1986

yipes1989

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > exclamation of wonder [interjection]

ahaa1400

ocha1522

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

gossea1556

ay me!1591

o (also oh) rare!1596

law1598

strangec1670

lack-a-day1695

stap my vitals1697

alackaday1705

prodigious1707

my word1722

(by) golly1743

gosh1757

Dear me!1805

Madre de Dios1815

Great Jove!1819

I snum1825

crikey1826

my eye1826

crackey1830

snakes1839

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

whoops1870

this beats my grandmother1883

wow1892

great balls of fire1893

oo-er1909

zowiec1913

crimes1929

yowa1943

wowee1963

Madre mia!1964

yikes1971

whee1978

chingas1984

1852 Madison (Indiana) Daily Banner 28 July The exclamation of ‘great Scott’, so frequently used by many people, is said to allude to Gen. Scott, the Whig candidate for President.

1856 Eclectic Med. Jrnl. Dec. 524/1 ‘Great Scott!’ Mystery upon mystery, and marvel upon marvel!

1871 J. W. De Forest Overland 206 ‘Great—Scott!’ he gasped in his stupefaction, using the name of the then commander-in-chief for an oath, as officers sometimes did in those days.

1885 ‘F. Anstey’ Tinted Venus 60 Great Scott! I must be bad!

1928 J. S. Fletcher Behind Monocle i. 32 ‘Great Scott!’ he exclaimed. ‘Plint! I'd forgotten all about him!’

1969 E. Connell Mr Bridge cxiv. 250 Great Scott, you'd think it was a movie premiere.

2011 L. Graham Ghost of Greenwich Village ii. 24 A senator on the phone? Great Scott.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	great scott
释义	Great Scottint. Brit. /ˌɡreɪt ˈskɒt/, U.S. /ˌɡreɪt ˈskɑt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: great adj., proper name Scott. Etymology: < great adj. + the surname Scott (apparently in the name of General Winfield Scott (1786–1866), United States army general: compare quot. 1852 and see note below), probably as a euphemistic alteration of Great God! at great adj. 17d.Although this expression has been said to commemorate other individuals with the surname Scott (as e.g. Sir Walter Scott: see Walter Scottish adj.), early evidence appears to support the suggestion given here. Winfield Scott, Commanding General of the United States Army (1841–61) and Whig party presidential candidate (1852), was a popular national figure in the United States in the mid 19th cent., celebrated as a hero for his role in the Mexican-American War (1846–8). Originally U.S. Expressing surprise, amazement, annoyance, admiration, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > exclamation of emotion [interjection] goodness1623 agad1672 Godsokers1672 Oh dear!1694 law1763 lud1767 Dear me!1773 Lor1776 dear knows!1805 Great God!1819 Great Scott1852 Jehoshaphat1857 lors1860 Great Sun!1867 Great Caesar!1870 gracious me!1884 my (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt!1886 snakes1891 lieber Gott1898 my gosh!1920 cor1931 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > exclamation of wonder [interjection] ahaa1400 ocha1522 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 gossea1556 ay me!1591 o (also oh) rare!1596 law1598 strangec1670 lack-a-day1695 stap my vitals1697 alackaday1705 prodigious1707 my word1722 (by) golly1743 gosh1757 Dear me!1805 Madre de Dios1815 Great Jove!1819 I snum1825 crikey1826 my eye1826 crackey1830 snakes1839 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 whoops1870 this beats my grandmother1883 wow1892 great balls of fire1893 oo-er1909 zowiec1913 crimes1929 yowa1943 wowee1963 Madre mia!1964 yikes1971 whee1978 chingas1984 1852 Madison (Indiana) Daily Banner 28 July The exclamation of ‘great Scott’, so frequently used by many people, is said to allude to Gen. Scott, the Whig candidate for President. 1856 Eclectic Med. Jrnl. Dec. 524/1 ‘Great Scott!’ Mystery upon mystery, and marvel upon marvel! 1871 J. W. De Forest Overland 206 ‘Great—Scott!’ he gasped in his stupefaction, using the name of the then commander-in-chief for an oath, as officers sometimes did in those days. 1885 ‘F. Anstey’ Tinted Venus 60 Great Scott! I must be bad! 1928 J. S. Fletcher Behind Monocle i. 32 ‘Great Scott!’ he exclaimed. ‘Plint! I'd forgotten all about him!’ 1969 E. Connell Mr Bridge cxiv. 250 Great Scott, you'd think it was a movie premiere. 2011 L. Graham Ghost of Greenwich Village ii. 24 A senator on the phone? Great Scott. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1852
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