egad
UK/iːˈɡæd/US/iˈɡæd/
egad interjection: a mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc.
Interjection
- A mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc.
- O here a' comes—Ah my Hector of Troy, vvelcome my Bully, my Back; agad my heart has gone a pit pat for thee.1693, Will[iam] Congreve, The Old Batchelour, a Comedy. […], London: […] Peter Buck, […], →OCLC, Act II, scene i, page 11
- […] She's in love, egad, […](Can we date this quote?), Anton Chekhov, The Marriage Proposal
- Synonyms:
- adzooks, ay, caramba, mirabile dictu, chihuahua, begorra, bleeding heck, bleeding Nora, bless my heart, bless my soul
Synonyms of egad
- 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 egad
| alternative form | agad |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ecod |
| alternative form | egads |
Origin of egad
A modification of by God.
Words that rhyme with egad
Questions about egad
- What does egad mean?
- Egad means a mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc.
- What part of speech is egad?
- Egad is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce egad?
- Egad is pronounced /iːˈɡæd/ (UK).
Words near egad in the dictionary
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