bygum (notcomparable)

1. (UK, New Zealand, minced oath)by God
   • 1881–1882,Robert Louis Stevenson,Treasure Island, London; Paris:Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883,→OCLC:

     “You mean all’s lost?” I asked.
     “Aye,by gum, I do!” he answered.

   • 1937,Rodgers and Hart, “Johnny One Note”:

     Couldn't hear the brass / Couldn't hear the drum / He was in a class by himself,by gum!

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