Abbreviation of golliwog:.
Used in a Sentence
golly
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for golly.
Editorial note
If killing people to take their land is valid, then by golly you can still do it in the 21st century.
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Definitions4
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Quick take
Abbreviation of golliwog:.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of golly gathered in one view.
A type of black rag doll.
(offensive, ethnic slur) Any dark-skinned person.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for golly.
noun
Abbreviation of golliwog:.
noun
A type of black rag doll.
noun
(offensive, ethnic slur) Any dark-skinned person.
noun
(UK, Ireland) A galosh.
Example sentences
If killing people to take their land is valid, then by golly you can still do it in the 21st century.
Slideshare, Scribd (good golly were they aggressive with it -- good thing they got big before they got smacked), Yelp, etc etc.
Good golly, I am so glad I don't have to program anything like that in my shopping cart...
Basically you decided 10 years ago to use Java 1.4.2 and by golly it was good enough then it's good enough now.
I do not have such a name, and, by golly, I'm a citizen of this little patch of dirt.
Back in my day we had 9600bps, and by golly we were grateful to have that.
Gosh golly, anon, please point out more of what's truly significant.
Gosh golly, those evil corporations are doing exactly what I told them they could do...
Once you get past the golly gee effect (which I was annoyed to discover in myself) they are quite ordinary people.
Almost no one cares about program provability, well gee golly, I'd never have known!
Problems didn't get fixed, but by golly we spread the suffering around!
If you tend to hire from the top 25% of the Stanford or Berkeley graduating classes and those sets are 30% female, then by golly, why aren't 30% of your hires female?
Quote examples
You think I'd come out and go "gosh golly, that was sure an effective means of handling my situation?"
Don't we always have one of these "golly gee, I had no idea?" hacks around this time of year?
Meanwhile the "gee golly jeepers" response above gets upvoted 6?
"Oh golly gee, December's got a full 31 days, how exciting"
Proper noun examples
Golly, it might take a moment or trivial effort to turn on!
Golly gee, web development sure seems to be getting complicated.
Golly, it's not perfectly readable in bright sunlight!
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use golly in a sentence?
If killing people to take their land is valid, then by golly you can still do it in the 21st century.
What does golly mean?
Abbreviation of golliwog:.
What part of speech is golly?
golly is commonly used as noun.