mamma mia vs son of a gun

mamma mia

intj
  • A mild expression of surprise, supposed to be typically used by Italians. 

son of a gun

intj
  • Used to express anger, contempt, disgust, astonishment, disappointment, etc. 

noun
  • son of a bitch 

  • Used encouragingly or to compliment 

How often have the words mamma mia and son of a gun occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )