egad
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of egad
First recorded in 1665–75; euphemistic alteration of oh God!
Example Sentences
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Just for the finger-licking alone, though, egad, I want to say I’d decline to go to their house whenever conceivably possible.
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2023
Try the shoulder seasons or … egad, even winter!
From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2021
But Alan Sokal is hardly an anti-intellectual—and, egad, neither, really, is George Will.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2017
Could you actually be a Libertarian hybrid — or, egad, a progressive?
From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2015
O egad, sir—strike me everlasting blue, 'tis we have been doing for you!
From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery
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