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By god

adj, adv, intj, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Genuine, actual. informal, not-comparable

    "I’ll tell you one thing he was if he wasn’t no soldier. He was a by god White Cap."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Used as an oath to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement. not-comparable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Used as an intensifier. not-comparable

    "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."

Intj
  1. 1
    An exclamation of surprise.

    "By God! That chicken has no head!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that …".

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that …".

Etymology 3

Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that …".

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