so help me cat

English

Phrase

so help me cat

1. Euphemistic form of so help me God
   • 1920, George Sargant, The Winding Track, page 45:

     "So help me cat," Snowy chuckled, "he shut up like an oyster, and in his confusion he said, 'Good afternoon, Mr. Snowy,' and he never came again."

   • 2010, Brian David Bruns, Cruise Confidential: A Hit Below the Waterline, page 466:

     "ANY BASTARD IN LINE BEFORE ME WILL BE BEATEN TO DEATH AND THROWN OVERBOARD, SO HELP ME CAT!"

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary