begad
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of begad
C18: euphemistic alteration of by God!
Example Sentences
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But the times are changed now—there's a run upon literature—clever fellows get into the best houses in town, begad!
From A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy by William Makepeace Thackeray
"I 'd know that trip in a thousand; begad, you 're Bagenal Daly, and nobody else!"
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever
Sold it, too, begad, as well as I could have done half a dozen years ago.'
From Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray by David Christie Murray
He went as red as a turkey-cock, begad, and drew a note on their London agent like a lord, and here I am with the money.
From Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray by David Christie Murray
Sure, it's Tipperary Joe himself; begad, every one knows him.
From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Charles James Lever
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