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lackaday

lackaday interjection: an expression of regret or grief.

Interjection

  1. (dated) An expression of regret or grief.

Origin of lackaday

Univerbation with apheresis from the interjection "alack the day".

Questions about lackaday

What does lackaday mean?
Lackaday means an expression of regret or grief.
What part of speech is lackaday?
Lackaday is an interjection.

Words near lackaday in the dictionary

  1. lackadaisical
  2. lackadaisicality
  3. lackadaisically
  4. lackadaisicalness
  5. lackadaisy
  6. lackaday
  7. lackage
  8. lackall
  9. lackalls
  10. Lackard
  11. Lackawanna

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