Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used as a mild exclamation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- interjection An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection UK, dated a mild exclamation of
surprise ,contempt ,outrage ,disgust ,boredom ,frustration .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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 Edith 1901
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The "egad" did the whole business: Mrs. Cat was as much in love with him now as ever she had been; and, gathering up all her energies, she said, "It is dreadful hot too, I think;" and with this she made a curtsey.
Catherine: a Story William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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'egad' before, so I saw something really out of the way was indeed up.
The Wouldbegoods 1891
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Yeah, because if some high school drop-out, chronic alcoholic, or (egad) conservative-values espousing candidate ran, we'd all ignore those "personality traits" and pretend none of them have to do with the job of running a huge city.
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Fregosi batted .233 in 1½ seasons at Shea Stadium, while Ryan, egad, is one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history.
The Mets' Greatest Gaffes Jeff Pearlman 2011
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I'd been wanting to read it for years, and when I mentioned this on ontdcreepy, I was told it could be read online - so of course I sit down and read half the whole thing (me: "egad! manga can be read online for free? what a brave new world we live in!").
intertribal: Lucy in the Sky with Spirals intertribal 2010
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I'd been wanting to read it for years, and when I mentioned this on ontdcreepy, I was told it could be read online - so of course I sit down and read half the whole thing (me: "egad! manga can be read online for free? what a brave new world we live in!").
Lucy in the Sky with Spirals intertribal 2010
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And yet, 76 million pounds of pesticides are applied residentially (not counting our schools and ... egad, hospitals) each year.
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Wasn't one trigger happy cowboy enough for this country ... egad. matt in austin
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Sarah Palin a person who talks about herself in the third person ... egad.
brtom commented on the word egad
Egad, that’s true!
Sheridan, School for Scandal
January 5, 2008
sydiswatching1 commented on the word egad
He shrugged his shoulders as he looked at the signs of a fierce clapper-clawing.
'Egad,' said he to himself, 'Old Scratch must have had a tough time of it!'
"The Devil and Tom Walker"
-Washington Irving
September 20, 2009
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