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[ ih-gad, ee-gad ] / ɪˈgæd, iˈgæd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR egad ON THESAURUS.COM
interjection(used as an expletive or mild oath): Egad, I never thought of that! Also e·gads [ih-gadz, ee-gadz]. /ɪˈgædz, iˈgædz/. Origin of egadFirst recorded in 1665–75; euphemistic alteration of oh God! Words nearby egadEFTS, eftsoon, eftsoons, e.g., EGA, egad, Egadi Islands, egads button, egal, egalitarian, egalitarianism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for egadEgad, I thought, has Schnittman now lost faith in the promise of a vast galactic universe of content? Don't Write Off Books|Peter Osnos|April 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST Yes, egad, I should have taken it for a family face, and one that has been in the family some time too. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange Egad, he has contrived to fulfil the prediction in a very different sense. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2)|Charles James Lever I've seen 'em trundled out in fever and plague, egad, lying in rows, like plucked chickens in a poulterer's shop. The Tenants of Malory|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Egad, Tom, I felt I was really in the very centre of that charmed circle of which one hears so much and yet sees so little. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II.(of II)|Charles James Lever "Egad, he will be telling you next that I have renounced the devil and all his works, Richard," said he. Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for egad
interjectionarchaic a mild oath or expression of surprise Word Origin for egadC17: probably variant of Ah God! Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to egadexclamation, wow, amen, hello, alas, boo, hurrah, ahem, oh, whoopee, hooray, shucks, er, ouch, rah, ah, golly, hey, huh, jeepers |