单词 | goramighty |
释义 | Goramightyn.int. colloquial. Now somewhat rare. A. n. = God almighty n. 1. Also in by Goramighty: used as an oath expressing assertion or an exclamation expressing surprise, disbelief, etc.Formerly esp. used in representations of the speech of black people in the United States and Caribbean. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > as ruler God almightyeOE kingeOE waldendeOE almightyOE heaven kingOE dihtendec1200 rectora1513 omnipotent1562 almight?1580 Pantocrator1759 Goramighty1816 1816 ‘S. Quakoo’ Negro Serm. in Chester Chron. 18 Oct. 4/4 Goramity bless you, and cush you all. 1832 Satirist 20 May 167/3 It's the best thing you can do—and bad is the best. Adieu! Goramity bless you. 1856 M. Reid Quadroon II. iv. 38 Don't you miss. By Goramighty! if ya do, your life's mine. 1873 C. J. G. Rampini Lett. from Jamaica vii. 77 Do you no know Goramighty send it [sc. cholera]? 1920 Argosy 1 May 411/1 Even if they do rush, by Goramighty, I can hold 'em! 1967 Arizona Republic 24 Dec. Suppl. 30/3 ‘By goramighty!’ exclaimed Tom, ‘I reckon we cain't tote all that honey back to the King.’ B. int. Expressing strong feeling, esp. astonishment, anger, or exasperation. Cf. God almighty int.Formerly esp. used in representations of the speech of black people in the United States and Caribbean. ΚΠ 1826 Globe 20 July 1/3 Goramity, dem no bliged foo work foo dem Massa 16 hours ebery day. 1885 J. C. Hutcheson Wreck of Nancy Bell viii. 69 Goramighty, Massa Boltrope, you no swim ten day widout habin' notin' to eat, nor no water, hey? 1952 Grit (Williamsport, Pa.) 1 Mar. 3/4 (Story section) Goramighty, Mist' Olney, dis here boat's a-leaking bad! 1956 M. Walsh in Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 91/1 In the name o' sin, what was you doin' to yourself? Goramighty! you're ruinated beyond all repair! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1816 |
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