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by gar

by gar is the pronunciation spelling of by God.

Meaning of by God

Adverb

by God (not comparable)

  1. 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.1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter VII, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 150
  2. 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.1991 November 20, Paul Hendrickson, “Echoes Of the Day of Infamy”, in Washington Post

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Questions about by gar

What is by gar the pronunciation spelling of?
By gar is the pronunciation spelling of by God.

Words near by gar in the dictionary

  1. by far
  2. by far and away
  3. by foot
  4. by gad
  5. by gannies
  6. by gar
  7. by Gemini
  8. by George
  9. by ginger
  10. by God
  11. by God's teeth

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