Meaning & use
Egad
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An old-fashioned exclamation used to express surprise, dismay, or emphasis.
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Egad! I completely forgot about the meeting!
"Egad," he muttered, staring at the enormous bill.
A note on using this word
Egad is a euphemistic alteration of 'oh God,' a common pattern in older English interjections meant to avoid saying the divine name directly.
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