Gordon Bennett Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Interjection
  • 1.3 References

English

Etymology

Possibly a minced version of the oath "(Oh) God!" Possibly inspired by the famous American newspaperman James Gordon Bennett, Jr., a New York newspaper proprietor and playboy during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who became widely known for his extravagant lifestyle and shocking behaviour.

Interjection

Gordon Bennett

1. (UK) expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, frustration.

References

• The Chambers Dictionary, ISBN 0-550-10255-8
• Cassell's Dictionary of Word & Phrase Origins

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