- what in God's name
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used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.
What in Gods name are you doing with that pizza?
Syn: what the dickens, what on Earth, what the Devil
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what in God's name — how/what/why/etc in God’s name spoken formal phrase used for emphasizing a question Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: God … Useful english dictionary
What If God Fell from the Sky — Infobox Single Name = What If God Fell From The Sky Artist = Danielle Brisebois from Album = Arrive All Over You Released = 1994 Format = CD, cassette, 7 Recorded = ??? Genre = Rock Length = 2:54 Label = Epic Records Producer = Gregg Alexander… … Wikipedia
in God's name — used in questions to emphasize anger or surprise what in God s name are you doing up there? * * * in ˈGod s/ˈHeaven s name | in the name of ˈGod/ˈHeaven idiom used especially in questions to show that you are angry, surprised or shocked • What in … Useful english dictionary
how in God's name — how/what/why/etc in God’s name spoken formal phrase used for emphasizing a question Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: God … Useful english dictionary
why in God's name — how/what/why/etc in God’s name spoken formal phrase used for emphasizing a question Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: God … Useful english dictionary
what the fuck is going on — what the hell is happening here, what in God s name is taking place … English contemporary dictionary
god — [[t]gɒ̱d[/t]] ♦♦ gods 1) N PROPER The name God is given to the spirit or being who is worshipped as the creator and ruler of the world, especially by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. He believes in God... God bless you. 2) CONVENTION (emphasis)… … English dictionary
what — 1 predeterminer, determiner, pronoun 1 used when asking questions about a thing or person, or a kind of thing or person that you do not know anything about: What are you doing? | What colour is the new carpet? | “What do you do?” “I m a teacher.” … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
god — [gɔd US ga:d] n [: Old English;] 1.) God the spirit or ↑being who Christians, Jews, Muslims etc pray to, and who they believe created the universe ▪ Most Americans still believe in God . ▪ Nothing could shake his belief in God . ▪ He thought it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Name — (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf. {Anonymous} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
