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golly

[ gol-ee ]

interjection

Informal.
  1. (used as a mild exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, puzzlement, pleasure, or the like.)


golly

1

/ ˈɡɒ±ôɪ /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of mild surprise or wonder
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golly

2

/ ˈɡɒ±ôɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for golliwog
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golly

3

/ ˈɡɒ±ôɪ /

verb

  1. to spit
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noun

  1. a gob of spit
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of golly1

First recorded in 1840–50; euphemistic alteration of God
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of golly1

C19: originally a euphemism for God

Origin of golly2

C20: altered from gollion a gob of phlegm, probably of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

As Golly tells Harriet in the film: “Knowing everything won’t do you a bit of good unless you use it to put beauty into this world.â€

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Harriet’s sadness is compounded by Golly’s recent departure — a scene that has made me weep ever since I was five and has got my chin quivering right this moment — and without anyone to rely on, Harriet has to face the consequences of her actions.

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If that’s not a sign that Michelle Trachtenberg and Harriet put beauty into this world, exactly like Golly said, then I don’t know what is.

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Oh by gosh, by golly, it’s time for this week’s Slate News Quiz.

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“We can chop it down and, by golly, it pops up again the next day,†he said.

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