lawks
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of lawks
C18: variant of Lord!, probably influenced in form by alack
Example Sentences
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But – lawks, alive, what laughs Pip! – there's a mix up and gay British singer Boy George turns up instead.
From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2012
“Oh, lawks, Master Bob!” screamed the frightened Dick in answer to this.
From Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel by Greene, John B.
"The mother died a few days afterwards; the child is our Harry; and I came to ask you—but, good lawks!"
From Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California by Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott)
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