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Golly

Parf of speech: Exclamation, OED Year: 1743, OED Evaluation: Origin U.S.

In (by) golly = (by) God.

ExampleMeaning
You-see, the Germans were within twenty-four miles of Paris coming on. Prince-Rupert, Prince-Rupert's-Bavarian army, you-know, he was the legal heir to the British throne too you-know, from a-way back, the Stuart-kings, Prince-Rupert and my golly our forefathers used to fight for his forefathers on his side when they were kings you see over in England, the Stuart-Kings.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
By-gee, we thought it was crazy in a way you-know but by-golly it paid off.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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Oh, I would say it would be at least that long anyway and then there was the frame and it was...oh by-golly, I think I could draw it quicker than I could tell you.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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So, I went to a couple of doors and the t- - teachers were "Oh Golly", they didn't want to be interrupted.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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Oh golly, I forget. Yeah, I don 't know.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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Yeah it 's hard to believe that it 's so long ago. Golly.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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We've been together for maybe forty-seven- oh-golly, it would be forty-seven years, forty-eight years.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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Oh golly no. Do you think some- some teens are happy?
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Oh golly you know where was fun was crossing- we used to have a bridge the- the foot bridge bounced.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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Oh, golly! Thirteen years? About thirteen years mm-hm.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
They were all Ben-Court stores, Mary-Anne's and the Georgia-Shop, and Macintoshes and ah, Bud-Harrington w-- Tots-and-Teens, ah oh golly, there was just abundance of shopping downtown.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Oh golly um Europe, several times. Love it.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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Oh golly cold, and these uncles of Brenda’s that had the butcher shop in Highway here.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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And he gave me names dates people and ah I followed up on it, and by golly yes May Run started in this area.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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Golly, you know I don't really remember.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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Yeah, but hey that's a big task golly, golly.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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So anyway, at- after that was over I decided well we're not going to do the talk show everyday anymore and I did it weekly for, golly, th-- four years maybe, or so 'til about ah, whenever it was.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
ExampleMeaning
then the government said, "By golly, we better build a railroad,"
In (by) golly = (by) God.
By golly, these these things are heavy, wonder what this is,
In (by) golly = (by) God.
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Oh golly, yes, I can remember the old house was pretty cold upstairs.
In (by) golly = (by) God.