A) ultimately, what really matters is, fundamentally, at all

Example> Then I looked more closely and by gum , found a rainbow lurking in the mist ahead.

Example> But what he was really good at was machines. By gum, he could make them go! He loved anything mechanical, did Walter.

Example> If he were elected , by gum , things would be different

B) in general

Example> When we produce reporters who purport to be devoted to balance and impartiality , by gum , they deliver just that.

Other usages:
"By love, by gum"
"Eat bone by gum"
All examples are not artificial but real life usage from corpus of English (Corpus Of Contempory American English)

by gum, you'd figure it out, by yourself
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1. (n) another term for pain pills that come in a variety of flavors:
Citrus for Codeine; Cherry or Cinnamon for Codone/codeine; Happy Cinnamon for HydroCodone ; Wildberry for a set of two (2) of Vicodine; Orange County, Orange Cotton Candy, or Cotton Candy for Oxycontin; Apple for Acetaminophen; Pineapple or Peach for Percocet; and Melon-Pear or Melon for Morphine

2. (v) to get into a mortal jam by overdosing off of pills, especially pain pills containing acetaminophen. With Acetaminophen, less than 4,000 mg or 4 grams should be taken per day or you'll eventually die of liver failure.
1. Ricky and Jane liked gum so much that the other 7-year-olds wanted Cherry for naptimes.

Got any Peach or Melon gum for the my Aunt Tessy's boring ass 80th birthday party?

2. Phil got gummed last night because the tard chewed sticks of 10 Apple gum in one mouthfull last night. Sasha said I get his Xbox.
by wookiecookies24 November 22, 2009
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when you run full blast and take a poo
oh man did you see him gum gum down the road
by Howdy nut nut November 9, 2004
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V. to whip out your nut sack and hold it in your hand. Also known as ALien brains or grandpa's tounge. Whoever looks when you wip it out is a nub.
Mike:Dude greg check this bruise out...
( whips out nutsack )
GReg:ahhhhh...... u pwnt me!
by [TeH]-Neo October 26, 2004
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1. to mess up, to ruin

2. to talk
Don't gum it up. You don't why it does what it does.
by The Return of Light Joker June 16, 2009
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noun- a place holder waiting for something better. Thrown out after done with.
I'm just chewing this gum until the flavor is gone.
by truedictator January 19, 2016
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a TERM USE TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING GAY AND BUM (GAY+BUM=GUM)
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