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by golly

interj. (context UK NZ English) minced oath for ''by God''.

Usage examples of "by golly".

I thought by chance I might hear him talking to Bock, and by golly that's just what happened!

But, by golly, to speak the plain truth, this whole mess has your name written all over it, and you should be the man to clean it up!