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vum
vum V0155450 (vŭm)interj. New England Used to express surprise. [Alteration of vow.]Our Living Language New Englanders sometimes express surprise by saying, "Well, I vum!" This odd-sounding word is in fact an alteration of the verb vow that goes back to the days of the American Revolution. It is also heard simply as "Vum!" or as a sort of past participle: "I'll be vummed!" A Southern equivalent is swan or swanny, also meaning "swear": "Now, I swanny!" According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word swanny derives from the dialect of the north of England: I s' wan ye, "I shall warrant ye" (that is, "I shall guarantee you").vum (vʌm) vb (intr) to swear or make an oathvum - To swear or vow.See also related terms for vow.VUM
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