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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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gad
" ... the show was apparently a great succes (gad, Sir, you should have been on a commision)."
It's this 'gade' a sort of affirmation? (I have read on a dictionary that it's a old use form).
Many thanks, jo.
It's this 'gade' a sort of affirmation? (I have read on a dictionary that it's a old use form).
Many thanks, jo.
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It is an oath or exclamation-- from 'In ***', I believe, and related to Egad, gadzooks , etc. Rather British and stuffy, nowadays.
- It is an oath or exclamation-- from 'In ***', I believe, and related to Egad, gadzooks , etc.
- Rather British and stuffy, nowadays.
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It is an oath or exclamation-- from 'In ***', I believe, and related to Egad, gadzooks, etc. Rather British and stuffy, nowadays.
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Mister MicawberRather British and stuffy, nowadays.I think it would only be used humorously now, in BrE.
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