Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgollygol‧ly1 /ˈɡɒli $ ˈɡɑːli/ interjection spoken old-fashioned SURPRISEDused to express surprise SYN goshRelated topics: Toysgollygolly2 noun (plural gollies) [countable] informalDHT a golliwogOrigin golly (1700-1800) god ldoceonline.com