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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 |