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See: GREAT GODFREY.

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[great Godfrey] or [great guns] or [great Scott] {interj.}, {informal} A saying usually used to show surprise or anger. * /Great Godfrey! Uncle Willie is sitting on top of the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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