George n.2
In exclamations
a general excl.
Kind Keeper V i: Before George, ’tis so! | ||
Grub Street Opera iii 7: By George, I’ll make an example of him [F&H]. | ||
Midas I iv: An upstart! – rival me! – by George, I’ll pheaze him. | ||
Burlesque Homer (3rd edn) 256: I will, by George; so there’s an end on’t. | ||
‘The Connaughtman’s Visit to Dublin’ Luke Caffrey’s Gost 4: If you refuse to pay her the whole, / By George you must shirtinly march to the gaol. | ||
Adventures of Johnny Newcome III 162: By George, I’ve no objection. | ||
Barry Lyndon (1905) 166: By George! Captain Berry. | ||
My Shooting Box 18: By George! but that is splendid, Harry. | ||
Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 96: ‘By George!’ says he, ‘if that ain’t rich!’. | ||
Mary’s Birthday II i: By the royal George, I hopinioned you’d take a fancy to the girl yourself. | ||
Tom Brown at Oxford (1880) 104: Yes, by George, whatever fellows say of me, they shall never say I didn’t stand by a man who has stood by me. | ||
Slaver’s Adventures 150: Another petticoat, by George [...] Where in the devil’s name did you pick her up? | ||
Fast and Loose III 222: By George! I’ll risk it. | ||
Mr Potter of Texas 89: George! she’s been a widow eighteen months. | ||
Artie (1963) 55: By George, Artie, you are hard hit. | ||
Sister Carrie 65: George! but I’m glad to see you again. | ||
Such is Life 41: By George! there’s not half a second to lose. | ||
Gentleman of Leisure Ch. xx: ‘Will it?’ he cried, pink to the ears. ‘Will it, by George?’. | ||
Cappy Ricks 122: By George, I’ll just do that! | ||
Ulysses 155: He did come a wallop, by George. Must have cracked his skull on the cobblestones. | ||
Letter I i: By George, yes! | ||
(con. 1830s–60s) All That Swagger 396: Must go from their mothers – by George! they must go with their mothers straight into planes. | ||
Busman’s Honeymoon (1974) 133: By George, you were making it easy for him. | ||
Aus. Vulgarisms [t/s] 6: Jesus: Jeez, jeewizz, gee, jiminy, by Jove, by George, by jingo, by jingies, jericho, jerusalem. [added in pencil: Jiminy Cricket. | ||
N.Y. Mosaic (1999) 57: By George, I never saw anything like you – you’re perfection. | Do I Wake or Sleep in||
Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 37: By George, but that’s got a lovely bouquet! | ‘Any Reasonable Offer’ in||
World of Paul Slickey Act II: By George, yes! | ||
Wooing of Beppo Tate 155: I had been told he was handsome, by george. | ||
Dead Butler Caper 84: By george, du Ponte, I do believe you’re right. |