[Ads-l] Odd antedating of "dogey"

[Dan Goncharoff]

Beverly Hillbillies was created by Paul Henning, from Independence,
Missouri. According to Wikipedia, the show was "based on his past
experiences while camping in the Ozarks near Branson, Missouri."
DanG


On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 9:37 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
> >
> >
> > John Baker
> >
> >
> > From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of
> > Jonathan Lighter
> > Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2023 4:18 PM
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> > Subject: Odd antedating of "dogey"
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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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