by Toutatis
English
Etymology
Popularized by the French comic book series Asterix, first published in 1959, in which Gaulish characters often use this phrase.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbaɪ tuːˈtɑːtɪs/
Interjection
by Toutatis
- (rare, humorous) by God (intensifier or oath)
- 1998 June 6, tara..., “By Toutatis!”, in sci.astro, Usenet, message-ID <6lb5c5$pc9$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>:
- [the expression is used in the message title] I mistyped my search typing in one my shell account IP […]
- 2009 October 11, Quadibloc, “By Toutatis!”, in alt.religion, Usenet, message-ID <71672785-8652-457c-954e-39589d5706e1@p10g2000prm.googlegroups.com>:
- By Toutatis, you're right! After all, if we taught those Romans about Toutatis, the next thing you know, they might be able to duplicate our magic strength potion.
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