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I have heard country folk use the phrase "Garfield" in the same way as many others would say "Well, I'll be..."

It's a word of surprise.

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Keyword(s): Garfield ; Language ; SLANG ; SURPRISE ; Term ; WORD

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group

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