Oh My Gods!: 1 (OMGs)

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In an issue of Supergirl, one of Darkseid's minions got out "Darkseid's testi—" before being shushed. A number of characters will frequently say "For the love of Azura!" It's rather strange actually considering Cyrodiil does not look kindly on Daedra worship but nearly every NPC will say it. It may have something to do with, while Daedric worship is not looked all that kindly upon, Azura is fairly commonly seen as one of the less malevolent Daedra. Seena is a vampire, but she uses demon curses ("Nine Hells" is the most common) because the patron of her orphanage was a demon. Her boss tries to get her to change, with little success.

In the Diana Wynne Jones short story "Dragon Reserve, Home Eight" a character says "Great Tew!" Which is a village in Oxfordshire in real life, albeit probably not in the world where the story is set. The Genie also calls Aladdin "Doubting Mustapha", which is likely a reference to "Doubting Thomas". Utopia Falls: Gaia, New Babyl's founder, is invoked with phrases such as “may Gaia watch over you” and “Oh my Gaia”. On The Watch (2021), Captain Sam Vimes swears "My Gods" after seeing the Noble Dragon for the first time.Different characters have different variations. "Gods of Olympus" and "Gods of Rome" are popular. Nico di Angelo has his own particular variation, he tends to use "Styx!" as an exclamation, or in place of "God/s". The mostly atheist Dragonriders of Pern swear by the name of Faranth, and Faranth's egg. More often, their swearing is a product of their environment: "Shells and shards!" or expressions such as "... and the hindmost falls Between." Marvel Comics comes closest with Luke Cage saying "Sweet Christmas!" as a dodge for invoking the name of Jesus. There are real Greek and Roman gods wandering around that 'verse, too. Cats in Warrior Cats do not believe in deities, however they do have afterlives and do worship their ancestors. StarClan is the Clan equivalent of heaven. Phrases such as "Dear StarClan!", "What in StarClan's name is happening here?", "StarClan knows", "Great StarClan!", "May StarClan light your path", and at one point "StarClan's kits!" have been used throughout the series.

Truth Series: First Truth and its sequels have "Ashes!" used as a swearword, referring to cremation; characters will also sometimes say things like "By the eight puppies!" or "By the Navigator's Wolves," both of which seem to refer to a constellation very similar to the Big Dipper. Expressions like "Burn me to ashes" and "The Navigator's Wolves should hunt me/him/her" are also common. People in the Empire usually swear by the gods, or Mother Moon (who is apparently one of the more popular deities). Choblik "By the Grace of the Great Builders" (overlaps with Thank The Maker, given that Choblik are cyborgs who were non-sapient until the Builders installed their implants). Vanity uses "Great Smurf in heaven" to Grouchy when he lets out a fart in the sink while bathing in The Smurfs 2. Married... with Children has Al cry out (as a catchphrase) "Great Caesar's Ghost!" note And one time upon seeing an elderly woman at Peg's beauty salon, meaning that literally and (as a one-time thing) " Sweet Baby James!" owing to the pain of his circumcision.In a definite Brave New World shout-out in the Mortal Engines series, Londoners and some other traction city dwellers use "By Clio!" they may also use the odd Ford as well. The Heartstrikers: Downplayed. Not only do humans still swear normally, but dragons, who have been pretending to be humans for a thousand years, do the same. Very rarely, they swear "by fire," the magic at the core of every dragon. Likewise, in the sequel series DFZ everyone still swears by God despite there being many, many more gods around now. Broker does at one point swear "blessed city," referencing the Genius Loci he lives in.