Meanings
interjection
alternative agad · alternative ecod · alternative egads
- datedA mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc.
[…] She's in love, egad, […]
(Can we date this quote?), Anton Chekhov, The Marriage Proposal1 more example
O here a' comes—Ah my Hector of Troy, vvelcome my Bully, my Back; agad my heart has gone a pit pat for thee.
1693, Will[iam] Congreve, The Old Batchelour, a Comedy. […], London: […] Peter Buck, […], →OCLC, Act II, scene i, page 11Synonyms: adzooks, ay, caramba, mirabile dictu, chihuahua, begorra, bleeding heck, bleeding Nora
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionA mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc.
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Origin
A modification of by God.
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APA
egad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egad
MLA
“egad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egad. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egad.
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