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egads

egads is the alternative form of egad.

Meaning of egad

Interjection

  1. (dated) 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

Synonyms of egads

Origin of egads

From ye gods.

Questions about egads

What is egads the alternative form of?
Egads is the alternative form of egad.

Words near egads in the dictionary

  1. EG&S
  2. Eg.
  3. EGA
  4. egad
  5. Egadi Islands
  6. egads
  7. egal
  8. Egaleo
  9. egalitarian
  10. egalitarianism
  11. egalitarianisms

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