egad

[ ih-gad, ee-gad ]
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interjection
  1. (used as an expletive or mild oath): Egad, I never thought of that!

Origin of egad

1
First recorded in 1665–75; euphemistic alteration of oh God!
  • Also e·gads [ih-gadz, ee-gadz]. /ɪˈgædz, iˈgædz/.

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How to use egad in a sentence

  • egad, I thought, has Schnittman now lost faith in the promise of a vast galactic universe of content?

    Don't Write Off Books | Peter Osnos | April 7, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • We have only to stretch out our hands to gather it in—more than we want, egad!

  • I never heard any one not in a book say "egad" before, so I saw something really out of the way was indeed up.

    The Wouldbegoods | E. Nesbit
  • "egad, I should think so," interrupted a red-whiskered squire, in splashed top-boots.

  • This of course I don't know; but you will remember that Richelieu and Marlborough could not spell, and egad!

    The Fitz-Boodle Papers | William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for egad

egad

/ (ɪˈɡæd, iːˈɡæd) /


interjection
  1. archaic a mild oath or expression of surprise

Origin of egad

1
C17: probably variant of Ah God!

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