Interjection
dear me
An expression of surprise, dismay, or indulgent disapproval.
Oh, dear me." Nathalie sank back down in the chair and examined her Uggs. "The sarcasm could've started dripping off her and stained the floor. "Is it conspiracy, treachery, murder, or open warfare? I'll have to choose my lipstick accordingly. Lilith Saintcrow
Oh dear me - it's too late to do anything but accept you and love you - but when you were quite a little boy, somebody ought to have said "hush" just once! Patrick Campbell
I should like to know who has been carried off, except poor dear me -- I have been more ravished myself than anybody since the Trojan war. Lord Byron