Extremely bad, terrible, or offensive; a mild exclamatory form expressing strong disapproval.
Blend or euphemistic alteration of 'god-awful,' where 'god' is replaced with 'gosh' (itself a euphemism for 'god') to soften the expression while maintaining intensity.
This word is a double-euphemism: 'gosh' was created to avoid saying 'god,' and then 'gosh-awful' was added to make it even milder—it's like we keep softening our language while desperately trying to express strong feelings!
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