Egad
[i:'gæd]
Definition
(interj.) An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise, etc.
Edited by Craig
Definition
interj. a minced oath.
Checker: Marge
Examples
- Egad, Maurice! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Egad, we'll be dead men now, if we don't look out! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Done,' says I; and egad, sir--this claret's very good. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Egad, ma'am, so was I,' said Bounderby, '—with the wrong side of it. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I might go farther, and fare worse, egad! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Egad, and he'll get it! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Egad, you haven't got an appointment,' said Barnacle junior, as if the thing were growing serious. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Checker: Marge