NOT
ADVERBS
1315 ► not, by no means → NASE → obs. rare
1848 ► by no means, not at all → NOT BY A LONG CHALK → Amer. dial.
1900 ► certainly not → NO WHAT → S. Afr.
1956 ► not at all; by no means → NOT BY A LONG WAYS → Amer. dial.
INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
1844 ► by no means, not on any account, definitely not → NOT FOR JOSEPH
1867 ► by no means, not on any account, definitely not → NOT FOR JOE
1896 ► never! not! → ABER NIT! → Amer. sl.
1913 ► decidedly not → NOT BY A LONG SHOT → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 ► decidedly not → NOT BY A LONG SIGHT → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1970 ► not by any means; not by a long shot → NOT BY A MILLSTONE → Amer. dial.
Lexicophilia 