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good lack

good lack interjection: expressing surprise or pity.

Interjection

  1. (obsolete) Expressing surprise or pity.

Origin of good lack

A variation of good Lord, under the influence of alack.

Questions about good lack

What does good lack mean?
Good lack means expressing surprise or pity.
What part of speech is good lack?
Good lack is an interjection.

Words near good lack in the dictionary

  1. good humour
  2. good humours
  3. good job
  4. good jobs
  5. Good King Henry
  6. good lack
  7. good language
  8. good laugh
  9. good law
  10. good leaver
  11. good leavers

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