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lorks

lorks interjection: oh dear, oh my God.

Interjection

  1. (UK, dated, euphemistic) oh dear, oh my God.
    • [...] immediately upon his entrance, they straightway rose, to a woman, and each, with alarm in her countenance, ejaculated, " Oh lorks!"1849, E. P. Roswell, “A Story about an Execution”, in Ainsworth's Magazine, volume 16, page 31

Origin of lorks

Minced form of Lord.

Questions about lorks

What does lorks mean?
Lorks means oh dear, oh my God.
What part of speech is lorks?
Lorks is an interjection.

Words near lorks in the dictionary

  1. lorisiforms
  2. lorisoid
  3. lorisoids
  4. Loristan
  5. lork
  6. lorks
  7. lorlatinib
  8. Lorm
  9. Lorm alphabet
  10. Lorm alphabets
  11. Lormand

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