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bedad
BUH-dad
interjection
an exclamation of surprise, amazement, or displeasure
1854Susanna MoodieRoughing 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.1890E. Lynn LintonAbout 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.1901John Conroy HutchesonThe 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.1904P. G. WodehouseThe 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.

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