golly

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Soon they're belting out musical numbers like trained professionals - golly, are we still in the Springfield High School gym here?

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  • By golly, after that, I just told everybody my name was Arctic Davis, because I figured I'd earned the name Doc asked, "Will you coöperate with us in checking that story against historical records I will not!" —  139 - Weird Valley
  • “By golly, here comes a car,” Lew said, seeing the headlights appear around a curve far ahead. —  Kahawa
  • 'I got a young friend to take me to a party--golly, such a party! —  THE ISLAND OF SHEEP
  • My first thought was, golly, here's something that Petunia would give her triceps to have, then my handyman's eye spotted that it could be made to serve my purpose as well as, or as opposed to, Petunia's. —  AHMM,July-August2007
  • "By golly, there's something queer here Johnny," Paris said. —  144 - Strange Fish
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