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gorry

gorry interjection: god!

Interjection

  1. (archaic, euphemistic) God!
    • She hedn't any particular kind of a nose nor mouth nor eyes, but gorry! when she looked at yer, yer felt kind as if yer was turnin' to putty inside."1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin (Riggs), The Village Watch-Tower
    • "By gorry!" says I; "you're right.1912, Gouverneur Morris, IT and Other Stories

Questions about gorry

What does gorry mean?
Gorry means god!
What part of speech is gorry?
Gorry is an interjection.

Words near gorry in the dictionary

  1. Gorringe
  2. gorrit
  3. Gorrs
  4. gorru
  5. gorrus
  6. gorry
  7. gorse
  8. gorsedd
  9. gorseddau
  10. gorsedds
  11. Gorseinon

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