lordy

[ lawr-dee ]

/ ˈlɔr di /

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interjection Informal: Older Use.

(often initial capital letter) (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.): Oh lordy, what a mess!

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Origin of lordy

First recorded in 1820–25; lord (the interjection) + -y²

Words nearby lordy

Lord's Supper, Lord's table, Lords Temporal, Lord Temporal, Lord, what fools these mortals be!, lordy, lore, Lorelei, Loren, Lorena, Lorentz

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Example sentences from the Web for lordy

Lordy, dose rich folks he used to bring down fum New Yo'k is paid me as much as sixty dollars a week to laff fer 'em.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
In slavery days we had plenty to eat and plenty to wear but since then Oh, Lordy.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
And then I danced on the bank in the grass and the moonlight—oh, Lordy, Miles, you ought to have seen me.
A Parody Outline of History|Donald Ogden Stewart
The startled old lady gasped out, "Good lordy," and fled from the ship.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.

Oh, lordy, wouldn't it be sweet just to get my arm round a woman's waist once more!
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service

British Dictionary definitions for lordy

lordy

/ (ˈlɔːdɪ) /

interjection

mainly US and Canadian an exclamation of surprise or dismay

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lordy

interjection Informal: Older Use.

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interjection