beg-pardon

[beg-pahr-dn]

noun

Australia and New Zealand.

1. an expression of apology (used especially in the phrasewith no beg-pardons ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of beg-pardon¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

In further Dursley-esque ways, The Casual Vacancy snobs are mocked for their beg-pardon attempts at gentility and abject social climbing.

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Related Words

• atone 
• confess 
• retract 
• withdraw