Meanings
interjection
- obsoleteAn expression of surprise, shock, pleasure etc.
Don Jer. Gadsbud, and a great fortune! Ferdinand, you are a prudent young rogue, and I forgive you: and, ifecks, you are a pretty little damsel. Give your father-in-law a kiss, you smiling rogue!
1775, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna, Scene VIISynonyms: wow
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionAn expression of surprise, shock, pleasure etc.
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Origin
Uncertain, either a contraction of God’s blood, or of God’s body
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APA
gadsbud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadsbud
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