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In colloquial British English it pretty old fashioned phrase, when used it is idiomatic, it would be used ironically, to express faux concern.
do you reckon that 'dear me' originated as a minced oath for the Italian exclamation Dio mio ('my God')? just a random thought -Lasmisme^ (talk) 04:52, 6 March 2022 (UTC)Reply