begorra
/biˈɡɒɹə/
begorra is the alternative form of by God.
Meaning of by God
Interjection
- An exclamation of surprise.
- By God! That chicken has no head!
- Synonyms:
- wow
Synonyms of begorra
- ay
- caramba
- mirabile dictu
- chihuahua
- bleeding heck
- bleeding Nora
- bless my heart
- bless my soul
- bless us
- blige
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- blimey
- bloody hell
- bloody Nora
- blow me down
- butter my butt and call me a biscuit
- by all that is holy
- by Allah
- by cracky
- by George
- by God
- by golly
- by gosh
- by gum
- by gummy
- by jingo
- by Jove
- by juckies
- by Jupiter
- by thunder
- by the living jingo
- Christ
- Christ alive
- Christ almighty
- Christ on a bike
- Christ on a cracker
- Christ on a raft
- Christ on a stick
- Christ on a crutch
- coo
- cor
Forms of begorra
| alternative form | begorrah |
|---|---|
| alternative form | begorry |
| alternative form | bigorra |
| alternative form | bigorrah |
| alternative form | by gorra |
Origin of begorra
Minced oath of by God.
Words formed from begorra
- faith and begorra
Questions about begorra
- What is begorra the alternative form of?
- Begorra is the alternative form of by God.
- How do you pronounce begorra?
- Begorra is pronounced /biˈɡɒɹə/.
Words near begorra in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: begorra (page history and authors); by God (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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