begorra

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /bɪˈɡɔrə/ UK /bɪˈɡɒrə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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intj
an Irish exclamation of surprise, a euphemism for 'by God'

Begorra, I never thought I'd see the day!

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Synonyms

1 intj · an irish exclamation of... begobbejabersfaith

Word family

Related forms begob

Etymology

An Anglo-Irish minced oath, a euphemistic alteration of 'by God', the deity's name being deliberately distorted to avoid blasphemy. God is from Old English god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

god Old English

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# begorra

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** intj
**IPA (US):** /bɪˈɡɔrə/
**IPA (UK):** /bɪˈɡɒrə/

## Meanings
1. an Irish exclamation of surprise, a euphemism for 'by God'

## Examples
- Begorra, I never thought I'd see the day!

## Synonyms
- begob
- bejabers
- faith

## Related Forms
- begob

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: god

## Etymology
An Anglo-Irish minced oath, a euphemistic alteration of 'by God', the deity's name being deliberately distorted to avoid blasphemy. God is from Old English god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

## AI Etymology
begorra is an Anglo-Irish minced oath, a euphemistic alteration of 'by God', the deity's name being deliberately distorted to avoid blasphemy. God is from Old English god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. The path is chiefly one of transmission: an older form is taken into English, with the word's shape and meaning carried through the language names and forms preserved in the history. In modern use, the intj sense is "an Irish exclamation of surprise, a euphemism for 'by God'", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as begob, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Old English god, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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