gor

God.

Proper noun

  1. God.
    • By gor, den, we must needs now sing. Ding, ding, ading, Dinga, dinga, ding. For me am now at pleasures spring. - 1878 [1616], John Marston, “IACKE DRVMS Entertainement, or the Comedie of Pasqvil and Katherine”, in...
    • Well, the last bishkit was sarved out, and by gor, the wather itself was all gone at last, and we passed the night mighty cowld. - c. 1832-1836, Samuel Lover, The Gridiron: Or, Paddy Mullowney's travels in France, page...
    • […]"by Gor! You must stop dat dam racket![…]And, by Gor, none of you has de right to dat whale;[…]. - 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, page 418:

Origin

A minced oath or dialectal variant of God. Compare cor.