so help me cat

A form of so help me God — Used as an oath, invoking the assistance of God in fulfilling a promise.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. euphemisticEuphemistic form of so help me God.

    "ANY BASTARD IN LINE BEFORE ME WILL BE BEATEN TO DEATH AND THROWN OVERBOARD, SO HELP ME CAT!"

    2010, Brian David Bruns, Cruise Confidential: A Hit Below the Waterline, page 466
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    "So help me cat," Snowy chuckled, "he shut up like an oyster, and in his confusion he said, 'Good afternoon, Mr. Snowy,' and he never came again."

    1920, George Sargant, The Winding Track, page 45
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