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begad

British

/ bɪˈɡæd /

interjection

archaic an emphatic exclamation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of begad

C18: euphemistic alteration of by God!

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begad

But I wouldn't lay against him, no, begad!

From The Vanity Girl by Compton MacKenzie

I hope you've sown 'em; I hope you've sown 'em, begad!

From A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy by William Makepeace Thackeray

With all this, there was a running fire of questions, replies, and recognitions, from every one you passed— 'That's it, Captain: push along! begad, you're doing it well!'—

From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Charles James Lever

Archy will never get over it—that's certain, and begad he shan't do so for want of a reminder.

From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Charles James Lever

But it’s not healthy, you know, Ronald; in fact, it’s begad unhealthy.

From The Mystery of the Green Ray by William Le Queux

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