golly

gol·ly

G0186700 (gŏl′ē)interj. Used to express mild surprise or wonder.

[Alteration of God.]

golly

(ˈɡɒlɪ) interjan exclamation of mild surprise or wonder[C19: originally a euphemism for God]

golly

(ˈɡɒlɪ) n, pl -liesinformal Brit short for golliwog

golly

(ˈɡɒlɪ) vb, -lies, -lying or -liedto spitn, pl -liesa gob of spit[C20: altered from gollion a gob of phlegm, probably of imitative origin]

gol•ly

(ˈgɒl i)

interj. (used as a mild exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, puzzlement, or the like.) [1840–50; euphemistic alter. of God]

golly

Past participle: gollied
Gerund: gollying

Imperative
golly
golly

Present
I golly
you golly
he/she/it gollies
we golly
you golly
they golly

Preterite
I gollied
you gollied
he/she/it gollied
we gollied
you gollied
they gollied

Present Continuous
I am gollying
you are gollying
he/she/it is gollying
we are gollying
you are gollying
they are gollying

Present Perfect
I have gollied
you have gollied
he/she/it has gollied
we have gollied
you have gollied
they have gollied

Past Continuous
I was gollying
you were gollying
he/she/it was gollying
we were gollying
you were gollying
they were gollying

Past Perfect
I had gollied
you had gollied
he/she/it had gollied
we had gollied
you had gollied
they had gollied

Future
I will golly
you will golly
he/she/it will golly
we will golly
you will golly
they will golly

Future Perfect
I will have gollied
you will have gollied
he/she/it will have gollied
we will have gollied
you will have gollied
they will have gollied

Future Continuous
I will be gollying
you will be gollying
he/she/it will be gollying
we will be gollying
you will be gollying
they will be gollying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gollying
you have been gollying
he/she/it has been gollying
we have been gollying
you have been gollying
they have been gollying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gollying
you will have been gollying
he/she/it will have been gollying
we will have been gollying
you will have been gollying
they will have been gollying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gollying
you had been gollying
he/she/it had been gollying
we had been gollying
you had been gollying
they had been gollying

Conditional
I would golly
you would golly
he/she/it would golly
we would golly
you would golly
they would golly

Past Conditional
I would have gollied
you would have gollied
he/she/it would have gollied
we would have gollied
you would have gollied
they would have gollied

Translations

caspita

golly

by guess or by golly

By any means; without careful planning; relying on guesswork and luck. We don't have much to work with, but by guess or by golly, we're going to figure out a way to save our business! He just throws his essays together by guess or by golly, but he still manages to get good grades on them.See also: by, golly, guess

by guess and by golly

By any means; without careful planning; relying on guesswork and luck. We don't have much to work with, but by guess and by golly, we're going to figure out a way to save our business! He just throws his essays together by guess and by golly, but he still manages to get good grades on them.See also: and, by, golly, guess

by guess and by gosh

Without careful planning; relying on guesswork and luck. He just throws his essays together by guess and by gosh, but he still manages to get good grades on them.See also: and, by, gosh, guess

Good golly, Miss Molly!

An exclamation of surprise. Popularized by Little Richard's 1958 song of the same name. Good golly, Miss Molly—you scared me!See also: good, miss

by guess and by gosh

and by guess and by gollyRur. by estimating; without careful planning. Jane: Did you have a plan for putting up that toolshed? Tom: Nope, we just sort of did it by guess and by gosh. Grandma always made dresses by guess and by golly, without using a pattern, and they always turned out just fine.See also: and, by, gosh, guess

Good golly. Miss Molly!

Inf. Good grief!; Wow! Good golly, Miss Molly! This place is a mess! Good golly, Miss Molly, that's awful!See also: good, miss

Good golly, Miss Molly!

exclam. Good grief!; Wow! Good golly, Miss Molly! This place is a mess! See also: good, miss