English

Interjection

by Jove

1. (dated, chiefly British) minced oath for by God, Jove referring to Jupiter.
   • 1623: William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act V, scene II.

     By Jove, I always took three threes for nine.

   • 1623: William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, Act III, scene XIII.

     Favours, by Jove that thunders! What art thou, fellow?

   • 1916: P. G. Wodehouse, A Wodehouse Miscellany, Jeeves Takes Charge.

     Well, I wasn't going to have any of that sort of thing, by Jove!

Synonyms

• gadzooks, gaw, darn, dash

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