gorry, int.
(ˈgɒrɪ)
[Substituted for god in oaths or exclamations; cf. golly int.]
In (by) gorry = (by) God.
| 1854 Thoreau Walden 162 Then, by gorry, your mind must be there. 1931 G. Stern Meaning & Change of Meaning 331 The well-known and well-worn [distortions] blooming for bloody, dash, darn,..Golly, Gorry,..and many others, which need not be translated. 1961 R. Park Hole in Hill (1962) xii. 101 ‘Another dead-end, darn it.’ ‘By gorry, it isn't,’ said Tom jubilantly. |