Meanings
interjection
- archaiceuphemisticGod!
"By gorry!" says I; "you're right.
1912, Gouverneur Morris, IT and Other Stories2 more examples
She hedn't any particular kind of a nose nor mouth nor eyes, but gorry! when she looked at yer, yer felt kind as if yer was turnin' to putty inside."
1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin (Riggs), The Village Watch-TowerNo mollycoddle swain am I. I shall not sit and pine, by gorry!
1920, Franklin P. Adams, Something Else Again
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APA
gorry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorry
MLA
“gorry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gorry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorry.
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