gadsbud
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain, either a contraction of God’s blood, or of God’s body
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]gadsbud
- (obsolete) An expression of surprise, shock, pleasure etc.
- 1775, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna, Scene VII:
- 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!
Synonyms
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