interjection
- used to express surprise, shock, or mild oath
Usage: archaic; euphemistic
Examples
- Egads, I forgot my keys again!
- Egads, what a terrible storm!
- The old gentleman exclaimed, ‘Egads, what is the meaning of this?’
- Egads, I never expected to see you here!
- When she saw the mess, she cried, ‘Egads, what happened?’