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egad

[ ih-gad, ee-gad ]

/ ɪˈgæd, iˈgæd /

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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 egad

First recorded in 1665–75; euphemistic alteration of oh God!

Words nearby egad

efts, eftsoon, eftsoons, eg, eg., egad, egadi, egads button, egal, egalitarian, egalitarianism

Example sentences from the Web for egad

Egad, 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

egad

/ (ɪˈɡæd, iːˈɡæd) /

interjection

archaic a mild oath or expression of surprise

Word Origin for egad

C17: probably variant of Ah God!