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Definitions by Sampayu

"Holy god" equals "God holy", and the contraction god + holy produces "golly".

That's it: "golly" is a contraction of those two words. Hence, it literally means "Holy god".
(doing mountain climbing for the very first time) Golly, I'm scared!
(watching puppies playing) Golly, this is too cute to watch!
golly by Sampayu June 17, 2020
Used to mock, express sarcasm and/or disregard for something, someone or someone's statement.
Peter: "John, that house is haunted by ghosts."
John: "Ooo, I'm so scared!"
(John's not really scared: he's just mocking and disregarding Peter's statement)
ooo by Sampayu June 15, 2018