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Meaning of "egad" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EGAD

Probably variant of Ah God!.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EGAD

egad  [ɪˈɡæd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EGAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Egad is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES EGAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Minced oath

A minced oath is a euphemistic expression formed by misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo term to reduce the original term's objectionable characteristics. Some examples include "gosh" for god, "darn" or "dang" for damn, and "heck" for hell. Many languages have such expressions. In English, nearly all profanities have minced variants.

Definition of egad in the English dictionary

The definition of egad in the dictionary is a mild oath or expression of surprise.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EGAD


begad
bɪˈɡæd
gad
ɡæd
Junagadh
ˌdʒuːnəˈɡæd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EGAD

eg
Eg.
EGA
egal
egalitarian
egalitarianism
egalite
egality
egally
egarement
Egas Moniz
Egbert
egence
Eger
Egeria
egest
egesta
egestion
egestive
egg

WORDS THAT END LIKE EGAD

ad
ahead
bad
cad
dad
dead
download
glad
had
head
Hyderabad
instead
iPad
lead
load
mad
overhead
pad
quad
read

Synonyms and antonyms of egad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «egad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EGAD

Find out the translation of egad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of egad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «egad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哦天呐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

egad
570 millions of speakers

English

egad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

egad
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ايغاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Egad
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

egad
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হা ভগবান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

egad
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Egad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

egad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

EGAD
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

egad
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Egad
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Egad
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

egad
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vallahi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Egad
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Egad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Egad
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

legea mea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Egad
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hmmm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

egad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Egad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of egad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EGAD»

The term «egad» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.866 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EGAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about egad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EGAD»

Discover the use of egad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to egad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Egad Alligator!
An innocent young alligator tries to make friends with various people and animals, but they all run away, shouting, "Egad alligator!"
Harriet Ziefert, 2002
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Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience: Practice ...
An Important Hint An examiner who sets one of the essay-type PPEs says that candidates using the EGAD! method spend too much time on the EGA steps ( Ethical Issues, Generation of Alternatives, and Analysis) and not enough time on step ...
Gordon Clifford Andrews, 2009
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Maximum PC
In terms of sex-appeal, this EGAD is all new. The selection of colors, the Eye-of- the- Storm window design, the Chromacoated interior, and the chassis construction have been completely redesigned for gamers' enjoyment." Translation: ...
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The Modern British Drama: In Five Volumes
'Egad, I'm sure on't : Ex- pcrto crede Roberto. But I must give you this caution by the way: — be sure you never take snuft'when you write. Smi. Why so, sir ? Bayes . Why, it spoil'd me once, 'egad, one of the sparkishest plays in all England.
Sir Walter Scott, 1811
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The modern British drama
'Egad, I'm sure on't : Ex- jicr/n crede Roberto. But I must give you this caution by the way : — be sure you never take snuff » hen you write. Smi. Why so, sir ? Bayes. Why, it spoil'd me once, 'egad, one of the sparkishest plavs in all England.
British drama, 1811
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The Plays of David Garrick: Garrick's alterations of others, ...
Ay, 'tis a crust, a lasting crust for your rogue-critics, 'egad. I would fain see the proudest of them all but dare to nibble at this; 'egad, if they do, this shall rub their gums for them, I promise you. It was I, you must know, that have written a whole ...
David Garrick, Harry William Pedicord, Fredrick Louis Bergmann, 1982
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Modern British Drama: Comedies
'Egad, I'm sure on't : Ex- perto crede Roberto. But I must give you this caution by the way: — be sure you never take snuff when you write. Smi. Why so, sir ? Bayes . Why, it spoil'd me once, 'egad, one of the sparkishest plavs in all England.
Sir Walter Scott, 1811
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Last Tango in Pango Pango
EGAD. Egad, I thought I heard a strange popping sound. Like the wind whipping at the mains'l. Reminded me of the time I shipped out on . . . NELLY. [Interrupting] I don't know what you could have heard, Captain Egad. [She covertly stows ...
Eddie Cope, Buster Cearley, 1988
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The Rehearsal
Ay, 'tis a crust, a lasting crust for your rogue- critics, 'egad ; I would fain fee the proudest of them all but dare to nibble at this ; 'egad, if they do, this shall rub their gums for them, I promise you. It was I, you must know, that have written a whole ...
George Villiers Buckingham, 1777
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Protein Design: Methods and Applications
2.1.7. EGAD: Sequence Search by GA and PEEF Scoring Function EGAD (a GA for protein Design ref. 4) is a protein design application developed in T. Handel's group in the University of California, Berkeley. Its main focus is to perform protein  ...
Raphael Guerois, Manuela López de la Paz, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EGAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term egad is used in the context of the following news items.
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A little tolerance . . .
... flag, or in Tyrone in the small, crowded cemetery adjacent to Town Hall on Senoia Road where you can see small Confederate flags (egad!) ... «The Citizen.com, Jul 15»
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Fame is fleeting, memories short in the big leagues
Egad! Nevertheless, Edmonds, who will be 38 next month, wants to play. The Cubs obliged by putting him in their lineup Thursday against the ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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West End Theatre Co. to Present Melodrama
The cast rehearses the last act for 'Egad, the Woman in White' presented by the West End Theatre Company Tuesday at Buhl High School. «Twin Falls Times-News, Jul 15»
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In Defense of Goldfish
Egad, you may be thinking, those bubble-cheeked monsters have got to go! Light your torches and grab your pitchforks pool skimmers! But are ... «OnEarth Magazine, Jul 15»
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Good news for EGAD: Business is booming
The conventional wisdom is that it takes a village to raise a child, but perhaps the same can be said for growing a community's economy. «Florida Today, Jul 15»
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Egad! Scrabble, from UbiSoft, is now on the Xbox One
Are you a word smith? Do you revel in the opportunity to use your 'word of the day' in everyday life? Maybe you're a regular reader of the ... «WinBeta, Jul 15»
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Daddy Duty: Size of baby clothes become challenging at age 1
I can remember writing my first column about 6 weeks before she was born. Now, here we are more than a year later and she's 1. Egad! I'll talk ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»
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EGAD First Friday July 3rd - BBQ In The Park
The Matt Sams Band will perform at EGAD's July 3rd First Friday Fest that takes place at Eau Gallie and Highland Avenue in Melbourne. «wfit, Jun 15»
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Life in the midst of war
... he was devious (but with dignity), he had no money, had done nothing and would do nothing to remedy what he would call — “Egad, “Fap! «The Telegram, Jun 15»
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How the Royals make a summer splash
He's never walked a lot in his career, but egad, it's a whopping rate of 1.3% of his ABs turn into walks. He's owed a ton of money, though, since ... «Royals Review, Jun 15»

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