by golly
English
editInterjection
edit- A minced oath for by God.
- 1965, Robinson Barnwell, Head Into The Wind:
- By golly, a fellow ought to have some say-so in the sale of his eggs.
- 2024 August 7, Christian Wolmar, “Labour in a hurry to implement changes on the railway”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 42:
- I understand that ministers are hoping to get the Bill on the statute book by the autumn. And by golly, they are in a hurry.
Synonyms
edit- See Thesaurus:wow
References
edit- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary