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by out

verb - to by out, colloquialism - to engage in a structured ritual for the purpose of determining who will get the first turn or take an advantaged play in a game or sport. Examples of by out alternatives might be doing a paper/rock/scissors play, rolling dice, flipping a coin, or putting alternative hands atop each others on an inverted baseball bat.
Example situation. A kid approaches a group about to start a game of baseball and, to see whether they've actually begun yet, might ask, "Did you by out yet?" Winner of the bying out gets to choose whether his or her team bats or fields first. if they already did the by out then it's too late to join the game unless both teams are okay with it.
by Writermandan July 15, 2011
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By The Way

Standing in line to see the show Tonight and there's a light on, heavy glow
By the way i tried to say i'd be there, waiting for
Dani the girl is singing songs to me beneath the marquee, overload
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By God’s Bones

Phrase - one of the original curses listed in the Bible. Saying this phrase was viewed as an actual curse: when arguing with another, they would invoke an insult, followed by the phrase “by gods bones” to literally invoke the almighty into following through on your words. As people had more of a solid belief in god back in the day, this was a very, very, VERY serious thing to say to someone, and as such, is one of the original “curse words” listed in the Bible. Saying “by gods bones” was a good way to end up dead, or imprisoned for a long time.
“I’ll make you pick up your teeth with two broken arms, by God’s bones!”
“By God’s bones you better not be lying to me little one.”
“May the lord striketh me down if I lie, by God’s bones I tell you the truth!”
by Chanothedestroyer March 2, 2021
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by jingo

Can I have a by jingo?
Sure, I'm a by jingo seller. Or am I?
by SzaSza November 28, 2015
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By proxy

As a result of.
His leg twitched, causing his foot to kick by proxy.
by Jadedimage December 9, 2013
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By-the-Jesus

'You betcha', yes, as if in a state of amazement - term used by a dieing breed of hard core, no nonsense north eastern men and women. (less urban, more rural...)
...just 1 day after getting out 'da hospital for the treatments, and by-the-Jesus, if she didn't take off crosslots to go see her her sap was on...
by madravenpix January 1, 2009
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