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Golly

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

In (by) golly = (by) God.

ExampleMeaning
Oh golly, yeah. Just keep squeezing.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Oh golly, yeah. That was something.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Oh golly ah, it was nice, it was good.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Oh golly, if it's not processed nice or (inc) but our field is broke up this year.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Oh golly, would he ever. Yeah, them horses was his living.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Oh golly, yeah you'd have to take it back and get some more.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Oh he was a nice fellow, oh golly.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Used to walk out there and golly you could just hear them hissing eh?
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Speaker: Lou Blake, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 68, Interview: 2012, Haliburton
ExampleMeaning
But by golly, I taught the class when it came to the exams.
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Speaker: Ivy Franklin, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 80, Interview: 2013, Beaverton
ExampleMeaning
And Joe was kind-of a drole guy and he says "By golly," he said "That's right! We had over a hundred years!"
In (by) golly = (by) God.
Speaker: Rae Watkins, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 86, Interview: 2013, Beaverton
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