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Definition of bedad in English: bedadexclamation bɪˈdadbəˈdad Irish Used to express surprise or for emphasis. 〈爱尔兰〉老天爷,天哪(表示惊愕或强调) Example sentencesExamples - ‘But bedad afore he could put two words to that, there kem a blow in his face that knocked him flat, an’ a voice cried out in hollow tones, ‘Rise, Michael Donnel, and behold yer gran'fayther's shpirit!’
- Well, he stood there and talked with her awhile in the rain, and he was a-getting so wet, and he says, ‘Well, bedad,’ he says, ‘I'm a-coming in!’
- They gave a shout of joy, but bedad, when they offered to get up they found themselves glued to their stone seats.
- Oh bedad. How far will will they go to keep this particular cat in the bag?
OriginEarly 18th century: alteration of by God; compare with begad and gad2. Rhymesad, add, Allahabad, bad, Baghdad, begad, cad, Chad, clad, dad, egad, fad, forbade, gad, glad, grad, had, lad, mad, pad, plaid, rad, Riyadh, sad, scad, shad, Strad, tad, trad Definition of bedad in US English: bedadexclamationbəˈdad Irish Used to express surprise or for emphasis. 〈爱尔兰〉老天爷,天哪(表示惊愕或强调) Example sentencesExamples - Well, he stood there and talked with her awhile in the rain, and he was a-getting so wet, and he says, ‘Well, bedad,’ he says, ‘I'm a-coming in!’
- ‘But bedad afore he could put two words to that, there kem a blow in his face that knocked him flat, an’ a voice cried out in hollow tones, ‘Rise, Michael Donnel, and behold yer gran'fayther's shpirit!’
- They gave a shout of joy, but bedad, when they offered to get up they found themselves glued to their stone seats.
- Oh bedad. How far will will they go to keep this particular cat in the bag?
OriginEarly 18th century: alteration of by God; compare with begad and Gad. |