jingo
noun
old useorhumorousuk/ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡəʊ/us/ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡoʊ/by jingo
used toexpresssurpriseor toemphasizeastatement:
By jingo, we'relosingspeed.
By jingo, they've done atip-topjob.
Heplanstodiscoverthetruth, by jingo.
- They canthrowme injail, but by jingo, I will not give up!
- By jingo, he'sright!
- We don'twanttofightbut, by jingo, if we do, we've got the men.
Linguistics: interjections
- aiyo
- alack
- alas and alackphrase
- attaboy
- attagirl
- auf Wiedersehen
- aw shucks
- figure
- goodo
- more
- more power toyourelbow!idiom
- need
- need I say more?idiom
- neener, neener
- no siridiom
- period
- small wonderidiom
- sweet
- the rest is historyidiom
- you seeidiom
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Expressions of surprise