Caray is a mild minced oath for this word.

That explained the word "new" as well as the mild oath and the exclamation point.

Several additional flights later, Chekov pulled up short, and a mild oath escaped his lips.

The tarn is from tarnal, a corruption of the mild oath eternal!

The Bard came next - he uttered one mild, very astonished oath.

Another look at his watch brought out a mild oath.

Each loss was accompanied by a mild oath.

Of a truth, the very thought of things Western made him swear mild, city-bred oaths.

He snatched his thumb out with a mild oath and stuck it in his mouth to suck the burn away.

They were early, she thought, allowing herself one mild oath before going to the door.