Gawdn.

Brit.

/ɡɔːd/, U.S.

/ɡɔd/

Forms: Also gaw, gawd.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial or nonstandard pronunciation of god n. and int.

= god n. and int.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun]

the Most HigheOE

highesteOE

alwaldendOE

drightinOE

godOE

King of kingsOE

heavenOE

lordOE

sky?1518

gossea1556

beingc1600

deity1647

Master of the Universe1765

Morimo1824

Molimo1861

Gawd1877

big guy1925

Modimo1958

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > name of > used in oaths or exclamations

dog?1550

bob1823

Gawd1877

1877 G. Meredith Let. 24 Nov. (1970) I. 553 Your Black Christian..appears to have been blest by Gawd recently.

1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. x. 223 ‘Is your Daniel in?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Tank Gawd! I mean, can I see him?’

1896 A. Morrison Child of Jago xxviii. 272 Run, for Gawd's sake, or the woman'll croak!

1908 H. G. Wells War in Air iv. 115 ‘Gaw!’ said Bert. ‘We're going up!’

1911 L. Stone Jonah i. ix. 104 Gawd, 'e's stiffened 'im!

1928 ‘Sapper’ Female of Species v. 76 ‘A lounge lizard. A ball-room snake. What matter that his Black Bottom is the best in London.’ ‘My Gawd! sir,’ gasped the other. ‘His 'ow much?’

1967 L. White Crimshaw Memorandum (1968) v. 93 Gawd knows I got enough problems.

Derivatives

Gawdelpus n. a helpless or exasperating person.

ΚΠ

1912 A. M. N. Lyons Clara xv. 162 Look at all the Gawdelpuses ya see on the trams—cow-spirited, cocoa-faced makeshifts.

Gawd-forbid n. = God forbid n. at god n. and int. Compounds 1e.

ΚΠ

1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid vii. 73 Why don't you take off your gawd-forbid? We're passing the Cenotaph.

1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 319/1 Gawd forbid, a variant of God forbid [= kid].

1955 M. Allingham Beckoning Lady xiv. 204 You take 'Er Ladyship and the Gawd-ferbid to the party.

Gawd-help-us n. = Gawdelpus n.

ΚΠ

1931 P. G. Wodehouse If I were You ix. 98 He had always been an ugly sort of Gawd-help-us.

1961 P. G. Wodehouse Ice in Bedroom iii. 25 A potbellied baggy-trousered Gawd-help-us.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gawd
释义	Gawdn. Brit. /ɡɔːd/, U.S. /ɡɔd/ Forms: Also gaw, gawd. Etymology: Representing a colloquial or nonstandard pronunciation of god n. and int. = god n. and int. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] the Most HigheOE highesteOE alwaldendOE drightinOE godOE King of kingsOE heavenOE lordOE sky?1518 gossea1556 beingc1600 deity1647 Master of the Universe1765 Morimo1824 Molimo1861 Gawd1877 big guy1925 Modimo1958 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > name of > used in oaths or exclamations dog?1550 bob1823 Gawd1877 1877 G. Meredith Let. 24 Nov. (1970) I. 553 Your Black Christian..appears to have been blest by Gawd recently. 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. x. 223 ‘Is your Daniel in?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Tank Gawd! I mean, can I see him?’ 1896 A. Morrison Child of Jago xxviii. 272 Run, for Gawd's sake, or the woman'll croak! 1908 H. G. Wells War in Air iv. 115 ‘Gaw!’ said Bert. ‘We're going up!’ 1911 L. Stone Jonah i. ix. 104 Gawd, 'e's stiffened 'im! 1928 ‘Sapper’ Female of Species v. 76 ‘A lounge lizard. A ball-room snake. What matter that his Black Bottom is the best in London.’ ‘My Gawd! sir,’ gasped the other. ‘His 'ow much?’ 1967 L. White Crimshaw Memorandum (1968) v. 93 Gawd knows I got enough problems. Derivatives Gawdelpus n. a helpless or exasperating person. ΚΠ 1912 A. M. N. Lyons Clara xv. 162 Look at all the Gawdelpuses ya see on the trams—cow-spirited, cocoa-faced makeshifts. Gawd-forbid n. = God forbid n. at god n. and int. Compounds 1e. ΚΠ 1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid vii. 73 Why don't you take off your gawd-forbid? We're passing the Cenotaph. 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 319/1 Gawd forbid, a variant of God forbid [= kid]. 1955 M. Allingham Beckoning Lady xiv. 204 You take 'Er Ladyship and the Gawd-ferbid to the party. Gawd-help-us n. = Gawdelpus n. ΚΠ 1931 P. G. Wodehouse If I were You ix. 98 He had always been an ugly sort of Gawd-help-us. 1961 P. G. Wodehouse Ice in Bedroom iii. 25 A potbellied baggy-trousered Gawd-help-us. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877
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