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by gad

by gad adverb: by God.

Adverb

by gad (not comparable)

  1. (minced oath) by God.
    • That's the trouble — it was too easy for you — you got reckless — thought you could turn me inside out, and chuck me in the gutter like an empty purse. But, by gad, that ain't playing fair: that's dodging the rules of the game.1905, Edith Wharton, chapter 13, in The House of Mirth

Questions about by gad

What does by gad mean?
By gad means by God.
What part of speech is by gad?
By gad is an adverb.

Words near by gad in the dictionary

  1. by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail
  2. by fair means or foul
  3. by far
  4. by far and away
  5. by foot
  6. by gad
  7. by gannies
  8. by gar
  9. by Gemini
  10. by George
  11. by ginger

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