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Meaning of dog my cats | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C1

Definitions

Used as a mild oath, or as an expression of astonishment

idiomatic

Examples

“Why, dog my cats, they must a ben a house-full o' niggers in there every night for four weeks to a done all that work, Sister Phelps.”
“"I began to feel sorry for Hubby, dog my cats if I didn't."”
“Buffalo Bill Cody: "Dog my cats" — Preston Sturgis, "Annie Oakley", 1935”
“Salesman: "Well, dog my cats!" — Moroni Olsen, "Christmas in July", 1940”
“Joe Ross: "Dog my cats indeed" — David Mamet, "The Spanish Prisoner", 1997”
“Marshall Eriksen: "Well, dog my cats..." — Jason Segel, "How I Met Your Mother", 2010”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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