egad

English

Etymology

An ill man taking a gargling mixture for a sore throat, captioned:

A SORE THROAT,
Egad, its worse & worse

A modification of by God.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /iːˈɡæd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /iˈɡæd/
Rhymes: -æd

Interjection

egad

(Britain, dated) A mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc.
(surprise): Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wow
- 1693, [William] Congreve, The Old Batchelour, a Comedy. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Peter Buck, […], →OCLC, Act II, page 11:
  O here a' comes—Ah my Hector of Troy, vvelcome my Bully, my Back; agad my heart has gone a pit pat for thee.
- (Can we date this quote?), Anton Chekhov, The Marriage Proposal:
  […] She's in love, egad, […]

Alternative forms

(obsolete) agad, (obsolete) ecod

Anagrams

Gade, aged, agèd, gade

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