Meanings
- humorousrareby God (intensifier or oath)
[the expression is used in the message title] I mistyped my search typing in one my shell account IP […]
1998 June 6, tara..., “By Toutatis!”, in sci.astro (Usenet), message-ID <6lb5c5$pc9$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>1 more example
By Toutatis, you're right! After all, if we taught those Romans about Toutatis, the next thing you know, they might be able to duplicate our magic strength potion.
2009 October 11, Quadibloc, “By Toutatis!”, in alt.religion (Usenet), message-ID <71672785-8652-457c-954e-39589d5706e1@p10g2000prm.googlegroups.com>
Origin
Popularized by the French comic book series Asterix, first published in 1959, in which Gaulish characters often use this phrase.
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