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bedad BUH-dad interjection an exclamation of surprise, amazement, or displeasure 1854Roughing it in the BushFirst, thin, sir, I come from the township of D—-and want a masther; and next to that, bedad! I want something to ate.1890About IrelandThere is no check and no verification. Pat and Tim and Mike give their accounts of this and that, bedad! and tell their piteous tales of want and oppression.1901The Ghost Ship'Here I am, bedad!' he exclaimed, shoving past Master 'Conky,' to whom he had a strong dislike, though 'Garry,' as we all called him, was friendly with every one with whom he was brought in contact, and was, himself, a great favorite with all the hands on board.1904The Gold Bat'A very sensible and temperate letter from Sir Eustace Briggs', they called it, but bedad! if that was a temperate letter, I should like to know what an intemperate one is.Labels: E. Lynn Linton, John Conroy Hutcheson, P. G. Wodehouse, Susanna Moodie
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