[Ads-l] Odd antedating of "dogey"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Neither do I.

Jed Clampett used to say" Weeeelll doggies!" but he was a fictional
character.

JL

On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 4:47 PM Baker, John <JBAKER at stradley.com> wrote:

> I’ve heard the minced oath “by dogey(s),” growing up in southcentral
> Kentucky.  It’s presumably an alteration of “by God.”  Apparently it’s
> rarer than I had thought.  I don’t think it has anything to do with dogie,
> a calf.
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> John Baker
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> Enigmatic:
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> 1873 Huntington [W. Va.] Advertiser (Aug. 21) 2: In California..."By
> dogeys, gentlemen, just shove your teeth into that!"
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