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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a golly" is correct and can be used in written English, though it is somewhat informal and may be considered old-fashioned.
It can be used as an expression of surprise or amazement, often in a lighthearted or whimsical context.
Example: "A golly, I never expected to see you here after all these years!"
Alternatives: "Goodness!" or "Wow!".
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It was more like a "golly, the radar says it's supposed to rain" rained out.
The costume is still present on the merchant's site and it comes in two versions - an adult and a "Golly Doll" version.
Benny's parents could not afford to buy him a school uniform or football boots, and, on his arrival in form 1A, other children referred to him as a "golly" and a "nig-nog".
And if that's not enough to elicit a "golly gee!" response from you, consider this: two, we could see a further price drop to $399 by early next year.
A second kiss gets a "Golly Moses".
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At once gawky and graceful, this limber, toe-tapping showbiz oxymoron is still a gosh, golly, gee-whiz kind of guy: an endearing naïf.
A week! Golly!
Nevertheless, "We launched a superb Golly".
Over the next four years, he released a sequence of explosive records that were hits both in the US and the UK: Long Tall Sally, Rip It Up, Slippin' and Slidin', Lucille, Jenny Jenny, Keep A-knockin', Good Golly Miss Molly, Ooh My Soul – all holy writs of rock'n'roll.
In a debate on the bill Wednesday, Representative Nick Rahall, Democrat of West Virginia, said: "If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, by golly, it's probably a duck.
Inside the barn there are sheep, a goose and gander called Gussy and Golly, a rat called Templeton, two cows and a horse.
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