lorks

L1O1R1K5S1

interjection

oh dear, oh my God.

Scrabble 9
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Meanings

interjection
  1. UKdatedeuphemisticoh dear, oh my God.

    [...] immediately upon his entrance, they straightway rose, to a woman, and each, with alarm in her countenance, ejaculated, " Oh lorks!"

    1849, E. P. Roswell, “A Story about an Execution”, in Ainsworth's Magazine, volume 16, page 31

Origin

Minced form of Lord.

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APA

lorks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lorks

MLA

“lorks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lorks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lorks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lorks.

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