/ ˈgɒli; NAmE ˈgɑːli/ exclamation
( old-fashioned , informal ) used to express surprise :
Golly, you're early!
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: euphemism for God (see god ).
/ ˈgɒli; NAmE ˈgɑːli/ exclamation
( old-fashioned , informal ) used to express surprise :
Golly, you're early!
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: euphemism for God (see god ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005