upon my word
Believe me, honestly
Upon my word is a mild oath expressing surprise, indignation, or earnest affirmation.
It sounds old-fashioned and slightly theatrical: Upon my word, I've never seen anything like it.
When affirming something, it functions like "I swear" or "honestly": Upon my word, I had nothing to do with it.
- honestlyIn a truthful manner
- trulyIn a genuine manner
- indeedWord affirming emphasis
- I declareQuaint surprised exclamation
- cross my heartEmphatic truthfulness pledge
oath · promise · swear · scout's honor · exclaim · assurance · pledge · vow · goodness · heavens · declare · sincerely · astonishment · surprised · Victorian · old fashioned · gentleman · honor
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- 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 Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul
- Old Englishnu, her, eft, la, thy
register/formality
upon my wordno way
Emphatic denial
holy shit · what the hell · damn · holy crap · dude
sincerity/commitment
upon my wordjust kidding
Retraction of a jest
who knows · maybe · I doubt it · whatever · between you and me