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Golly
UK
/ˈɡɒli/
US
/ˈɡɑli/
Translation of "golly" into Russian
golly
Interjection
UK
/ˈɡɒli/
US
/ˈɡɑli/
golly
Golly, I didn't expect to see you here!
Ого, я не ожидал увидеть тебя здесь!
Definitions
golly
Noun
UK
/ˈɡɒli/
US
/ˈɡɑli/
A dated (trademark, often offensive) term for a golliwog doll, once used as a merchandising figure on British jam jars.
In the 1960s he collected the little metal Golly badges that came with jars of marmalade.
golly
Interjection
UK
/ˈɡɒli/
US
/ˈɡɑli/
An expression of surprise or wonder.
Golly, I didn't expect to see you here!
An expression of mild astonishment or admiration.
Golly, that's an impressive painting!
A mild oath or euphemistic exclamation, especially in the fixed phrase “by golly”, used to avoid taking the Lord’s name in vain.
By golly, we made it just before the deadline!
Idioms and phrases
by golly
By golly, we did it!
ей-богу
Ей-богу, мы сделали это!