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    [Interjection]  | "egad" | \ i-ˈgad \


    1: —used as a mild oath


    Origin: 1673 ;

     Probably euphemism for oh God;

    [Interjection]  | "egad" 


    1: as in gadzooks, zounds;


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     [ "egad" ]

    1: Egad is a morphed form of egads. Egads used to mean "ye gods" and now is more closely linked to "OMG" or "oh god"; Some people think there is only one god, so egad has evolved to express that idea. At the heart of it is the notion that god is a trickster who screws with us. We use it to say that something severely messed up has just happened.

      * e.g.,  ... Egad--my computer crashed and I lost all my work. Again. 

     [ "egad" ]

    1: An interjection or exclimation, usually due to surprise. Sometimes said by the eldery folks.

      * e.g.,  ... Egad! There is pudding all over the floor! 

     [ "egad" ]

    1: Used as a mild exclamation.

      * e.g.,  ... The first time my girfriend and I were intimate, she looked at me naked and said "Egad! You DO have lubricant, right?" 

     [ "egad" ]

    1: an exclimation.

      * e.g.,  ... EGAD! That bitch is a lesbian! 


     [ "egad" ]

    2: used to descibe excitment

     [ "egad" ]

    1: oh my god, put into a shorter and more convinent way

      * e.g.,  ... EGAD I almost ate the butterfly 

     [ "egad" ]

    1: like “fuck” or “shit”, an exclamation, it kinda just goes with everything

      * e.g.,  ... example one: 

     [ "egad" ]

    1: An exclamation used by Laura, to exclaim surprise or discontent.

      * e.g.,  ... *Laura looks outside* Egad! It's snowing! 

     [ "Egads!" ]

    1: An exclamation used when extremely surprised, excited or horrified. Is always followed by an exclamation point when written out.

      * e.g.,  ... Egads! That guy should do something about his brambles. 

     [ "Egads!" ]

    1: Something you say when your roast is ruined.

      * e.g.,  ... Egads! My Roast is ruined! But what if I were to purchase fast food and disguise it as my own cooking? 

     [ "egads" ]

    1: A common exclamation, abbreviated from phrases such as "Ye gods!".

      * e.g.,  ... "Egads, man! Put some trousers on!" 

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