egad

English

Etymology

An ill man taking a gargling mixture for a sore throat, captioned:

A SORE THROAT,
Egad its worse & worse.

A modification of by God.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /iːˈɡæd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /iˈɡæd/
• Rhymes: -æd

Interjection

egad

1. (dated) A mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc.

   (surprise): Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wow

   • 1693, [William] Congreve, The Old Batchelour, a Comedy. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Peter Buck, […], →OCLC, Act II, page 11:

     O here a' comes—Ah my Hector of Troy, vvelcome my Bully, my Back; agad my heart has gone a pit pat for thee.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Anton Chekhov, The Marriage Proposal:

     […] She's in love, egad, […]

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) agad, (obsolete) ecod

Anagrams

• Gade, aged, agèd, gade