"on God" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on God, {{en-PP}} on God
  1. (African-American Vernacular, Internet slang, informal) With all honesty and seriousness; affirmatively Tags: Internet, informal Synonyms: on god, ong, ONG [Internet], I swear to God, on my life
    Sense id: en-on_God-en-prep_phrase-OHCrEut1 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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