a mild exclamation of
surprise, annoyance, etc. And a bunch of people around me say, "
Ron, for
God's
sakes, what you're going to do to our
public presence, letting something like that out." - Third
Dynamic and
Communication -High School Indoc Demo (6 July 1957) (colloquial) same as for heaven's
sakes. See heaven's
sakes, for in this glossary. I
don't
care what else you learn about Scien tology, for
God's
sakes learn that.
-Rugged Individualism (30 Aug. 55) an exclamation expressing impatience, annoyance or
surprise, especially in questions or requests. Say "For
God's
sakes, why
don't you understand this stuff?"