by God
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by God
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Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that …".
adverb by gods · by the gods
- Used as an oath to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement. I should not wonder if you had your orders to-morrow; but you cannot sail with this wind, if you are to cruize to the westward; Captain Walsh thinks you will certainly have a cruize to the westward, with the Elephant. By G—, I wish you may.
- Used as an intensifier. I saw that map and I said right then, 'Someday I'm going to make a map of how it was that day, make a drawing of Pearl Harbor, and I'll make it right.' And I did, by God.
adjective by gods · by the gods
- Genuine, actual. I’ll tell you one thing he was if he wasn’t no soldier. He was a by god White Cap.
interjection by gods · by the gods
- An exclamation of surprise. By God! That chicken has no head!
