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intj
Invocation of the Roman god Jupiter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Qualifier: Classics
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intj
by God.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, dated
Qualifier: minced oath
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History
From Latin pro Iuppiter. Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by Jupiter that...". Originally a literal oath; later a minced oath.
