by gum

A) ultimately, what really matters is, fundamentally, at all

Example> Then I looked more closely and by gum , found a rainbow lurking in the mist ahead.

Example> But what he was really good at was machines. By gum, he could make them go! He loved anything mechanical, did Walter.

Example> If he were elected , by gum , things would be different

B) in general

Example> When we produce reporters who purport to be devoted to balance and impartiality , by gum , they deliver just that.

Other usages:
"By love, by gum"
"Eat bone by gum"

All examples are not artificial but real life usage from corpus of English (Corpus Of Contempory American English)

by gum, you'd figure it out, by yourself

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Gum

A chewy, sticky wad of flavored sugar (or sorbitol or xylitol if it's sugar-free, smarty-pants) that may come as a ball, a stick, a cube, a 6-foot strip in a pink plastic dispenser, etc. Typically flavored as either classic bubblegum, a fruit (juicy fruit, strawberry, watermelon, orange, kiwi, pineapple, dragonfruit, etc.), or some kind of mint (peppermint, spearmint, wintergreen, winterfresh, sweetmint, smooth mint, polar ice, fresh mint; the list goes on. What's the difference? Don't ask me.). Common uses include sticking it under desks, putting it in people's hair, playing with it as slime, using it as a currency/bribe, breath freshener, etc.

Person 1: You got any gum?
Person 2: Yes. Mint gum. $1 per piece.
Person 1: What?! THAT'S SO -- Okay. *hands over dollar*
Person 2: Nice doing business with you. *takes dollar, then takes chewed gum out of mouth and sticks it on Person 1's hand*

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The GUMS

An imaginary aliment suffered occasional by office employees. Actually an acronym that stands for "gotta use my sick-time." Used to describe someone who calls in sick without actually being sick simply to use up sick time before it expires.

"Bob is out sick today? I hope it's nothing serious"
"Nah, I think he just has a case of The GUMS"

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gum

High School Currency

Got any chewing gum?

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gum

something you chew on when your bored in class

i've been chewing 3 pieces of gum for the past 4 periods

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gum

a bachelor's toothbrush.

Ricky, who was already late to work, popped some Dentyne gum to cover up last night's halitosis.

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gumming

Putting drugs between your gums and your mouth walls for a slow dispersion of the drug.

I got a two 50s, might try gumming them tonight.

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