BY JOVE Definition & Meaning

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Also, by cracky . Used to express surprise or emphasis. For example, By Jove, I was glad to see her , or It was a great day, by cracky . These mild oaths are euphemisms, the first for “by Jesus” or “by God” (Jove is another name for Jupiter, the principal Roman god), and the folksy variant by cracky for “by Christ.” Both idioms may be dying out.

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“By Jove, I’m not so sure you aren’t right,” Shackleton replied, and the two men laughed together.

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“By Jove, she’s forgotten her dinner!” cried the unconscious youth, poking the scarlet monster into its place with his cane, and preparing to hand out the basket after the old lady.

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“By Jove, you did do it,” she marveled to nurse Flor Craig as Craig stuck a bandage on her arm.

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Specialized neurons in the mosquito’s stylet distinguish between blood and nectar, according to a preliminary study, led by Jové, which has not yet been peer-reviewed.

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There were bitter personal feuds over who created Cheburashka and long court battles after the rights to the Soyuzmultfilm archive were sold off to the Californian company Films By Jove.

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