Bedad

/bɪˈdæd/ exclamation

An Irish oath or exclamation used for emphasis or surprise; a variant of 'begorrah.'

From Irish 'be Dhé ad' or 'be Dhía ort,' meaning 'may God be with you' or literally 'God with you.' It evolved into an exclamatory phrase in Irish English, becoming a stereotypical marker of Irish speech in literature.

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