by Jove
Old-fashioned surprised oath
By Jove is a mild oath expressing surprise, emphasis, or determination: By Jove, I think he's got it!
Jove is another name for Jupiter, the chief Roman god, making this a softened alternative to swearing by God.
The expression sounds old-fashioned or theatrical today, often used for comic effect or to evoke British gentility.
Quaint surprise utterance
- gollyGentle exclamation of surprise
- gee whizMild exclamation of wonder
- egadDated mild oath
- blimeyBritish surprise interjection
crikey · gadzooks · zounds · my word · gracious · my goodness · holy moly · cor blimey
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- old chapBritish term of endearment
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
manor house · drawing room · P.G. Wodehouse · Jeeves · Oxford · Cambridge · upper class · tally-ho
Greek sky god
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- thunderboltElectric sky discharge with boom
- OlympusSacred Greek mountain
pantheon · oath · invocation · classical · antiquity · divine · Latin · temple
Word affirming emphasis
- certainlyWithout any doubt
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- trulyIn a genuine manner
- unquestionablyBeyond any dispute
emphatically · definitely · positively · undoubtedly · assuredly · surely · verily · I declare
good heavens
Quaint surprise utterance
blimey · crikey · gadzooks · zounds · my word · gracious · my goodness · holy moly · cor blimey · goodness gracious
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- old chapBritish term of endearment
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
aristocrat · manor house · drawing room · P.G. Wodehouse · Jeeves · Oxford · Cambridge · upper class · tally-ho · pip pip
Zeus
Greek sky god
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- thunderboltElectric sky discharge with boom
Olympus · pantheon · oath · invocation · classical · antiquity · divine · Latin · temple
indeed
Word affirming emphasis
- certainlyWithout any doubt
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- trulyIn a genuine manner
unquestionably · emphatically · definitely · positively · undoubtedly · assuredly · surely · verily · I declare · I must say
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- archaic exclamationsalack, alas, egad, egads, fie
- British Exclamationsblimey, bloody hell, crikey, cor blimey, strewth
- old exclamationszounds, gadzooks, egad, egads, forsooth
- Posh Britishold boy, old chap, old bean, old sport, pip pip
- Victorian Exclamationsgood heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul, heavens above
by Joveholy shit
Profane expression of shock
what the fuck · WTF · bruh · deadass · OMG
by Jovegoddamn
Profane intensifier expressing frustration
Jesus Christ · fucking hell · what the fuck · Christ almighty · son of a bitch
by Joveblimey
British surprise interjection
cor blimey · bloody hell · crikey · bugger · bollocks