egad
[ ih-gad, ee-gad ]
/ ɪˈgæd, iˈgæd /
interjection
(used as an expletive or mild oath): Egad, I never thought of that!
RELATED WORDS
exclamation, wow, amen, hello, alas, boo, hurrah, ahem, oh, whoopee, hooray, shucks, er, ouch, rah, ah, golly, hey, huh, jeepers
Nearby words
- efts,
- eftsoon,
- eftsoons,
- eg,
- eg.,
- egadi,
- egads button,
- egal,
- egalitarian,
- egalitarianism
Also e·gads [ih-gadz, ee-gadz] /ɪˈgædz, iˈgædz/.
Origin of egad
First recorded in 1665–75; euphemistic alteration of oh God!
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egad
/ (ɪˈɡæd, iːˈɡæd) /
interjection
archaic a mild oath or expression of surprise
Word Origin for egad
C17: probably variant of Ah God!
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egad
1670s, I gad, a softened oath, second element God, first uncertain; perhaps it represents exclamation ah.
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