different between gosh vs gosu

English

Etymology

Euphemism (or minced oath) for God. First seen in 1757 as by gosh, probably from by gosse in Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (circa 1553).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????/
• Rhymes: -??

Interjection

gosh

1. (minced oath) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

   Gosh, I didn’t realize I’d cause so much trouble!

   Gosh, I’d love to go to that concert!

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:wow

Translations

See also

• damn

Anagrams

• GOHs, GSOH, GoHs, Gohs, gsoh, hogs, shog

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean ??(??) (gosu), literally "high hand". In English, the term is often used as an adjective in contrast to the original use as a noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??o?su?/

Noun

gosu

1. (rare) A person of great skill; master; expert.

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Adjective

gosu

1. (rare) Exceptional in skill; elite.

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Usage notes

• Mainly used among players of the video game StarCraft.

Further reading

• gosu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Guos, usog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gòsu f (definite singular gòso, indefinite plural gòsur, definite plural gòsune)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1917; superseded by gose