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tear and ages

tear and ages interjection: an expression of surprise, shock, or dismay.

Interjection

tear and ages

  1. (obsolete) An expression of surprise, shock, or dismay.
    • "By the powers o' dilph! Paddy, ahaygar, an' it was a grand sight shure enough. Tare an' ayjirs! what ill loock I had not to be in the work this year!"1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 515
    • Tear and ages! excuse my vehaymence,
      But can't the spalpeens understand,
      That some bastes loike to take to the wather,
      Tho' some choose to stay upon land.1860 October 4, Melbourne Punch, page 83, column 2

Questions about tear and ages

What does tear and ages mean?
Tear and ages means an expression of surprise, shock, or dismay.
What part of speech is tear and ages?
Tear and ages is an interjection.

Words near tear and ages in the dictionary

  1. teapoys
  2. tear
  3. tear a cat
  4. tear a strip off someone
  5. tear along
  6. tear and ages
  7. tear and wear
  8. tear apart
  9. tear ass
  10. tear at
  11. tear away

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