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egad

/iːˈɡæd/ UK
/iˈɡæd/ US

Rhymes with -æd

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A modification of by God.

interjection agad · ecod · egads

dated A mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc. O here a' comes—Ah my Hector of Troy, vvelcome my Bully, my Back; agad my heart has gone a pit pat for thee.
Similar: adzooks, ay, caramba, mirabile dictu, chihuahua, begorra, bleeding heck, bleeding Nora, bless my heart, bless my soul, bless us, blige

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@misc{egad_2026,
  title = {egad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/egad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}