gor

[ gawr ]

/ gɔr /

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interjection British Dialect.

(used as a mild oath.)

(used as an exclamation of surprise or disbelief.)

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Also cor.

Origin of gor

see origin at gorblimey

Words nearby gor

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How to use gor in a sentence

“Sorry I can't give you more, but at this time our office has no comment,” his spokesman, Sergio Gor, said.
Presidential Hopeful Rand Paul Backs Obama on Cuba Deal|Olivia Nuzzi|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Allegory, al′le-gor-i, n. a description of one thing under the image of another.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Marching onward, he soon came to the city of Gor´di-um, in Phryg´i-a, where Mi´das had once reigned.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber
Receiving no answer, he continued, "Tha should 'a gor up an' com' an' gen us a 'and wi' th' wheat, it 'ud 'a done thee good."
The White Peacock|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Ca'thos, cousin of Madelon, brought up by her uncle Gor'gibus, a plain citizen in the middle rank of life.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
They were on an island, ten miles or so in length, and beyond it was the sea; he must ask Gor about that.
Two Thousand Miles Below|Charles Willard Diffin