Usually means: Exclamation of surprise or emphasis.
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  1. by George: Wiktionary
  2. by george, by george: Dictionary.com
  3. By George (album), By George: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. by george: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. by george: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (by George)

▸ adverb:  (minced oath) By God!: expressing wonderment, zeal.

Similar:
by God, exclaimingly, thunderingly, gobsmackingly, for heaven's sake, bogglingly, wonderful, Wonderly, bloody hell, aboundingly, more...

Opposite:
by golly, by jove, by gosh

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Similar:
by God, exclaimingly, thunderingly, gobsmackingly, for heaven's sake, bogglingly, wonderful, Wonderly, bloody hell, aboundingly, more...

Opposite:
by golly, by jove, by gosh



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