Dictionary

begorra en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /biˈɡɒɹə/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Minced oath of by God.

Meanings

1. (Ireland, alt-of, alternative, dated, literary) Alternative form of by God.
   alt of by God
   • Sure and begorra, 'twas the second time I lost me balance and fell into yer drink. 2009, Patti B. Pruitt, Spring Break with Paddy O'Rourke, book II, page 28:
   • But, begorra, whin they seen it was raly Bill Malowney himself that was in it, it was only who'd be foremost out agin, tumblin' backways, one over another, and his raverence roarin' an' cursin' them like mad for not waitin' for him. January - June 1850, “Bill Malowney's Taste of Love and Glory”, in The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, volume 35, page 698:
   • Begorra, an' 'twas th' foinest sight yez niver saw to' see th' refor-rumed naughty-twos mate their dear lovin' home-definder, Carrie Nation. 1902, University of Michigan, The Wolverine, volume 2, number 12, page 18:
   • But it's absolute balderdash, Bertie. I mean, listen to this: "Sure and begorra, I don't know what's after being the matter with you, Michael." I mean, what on earth is this "what's after being" stuff mean? B.W. Wooster: My dear old Gussie, that is how people think Irish people talk. 1992 April 26, “Hot Off the Press”, in Jeeves and Wooster, season 3, episode 5, spoken by A. Fink-Nottle (Richard Garnett):

Forms

Deriveds

faith and begorra

Relateds

begad

Synonyms

'sdeath · gaw · man alive · O gemini · God Almighty · holy moly · oh my gosh · holy fuck · 'struth · bless my heart · gad so · yikes bikes · sacré bleu · praise the Lord · shiver my timbers · shitting Nora · I'll be a monkey's uncle · I never · whoah · 'sheart · my conscience · holy doodle · Janey Mack · blow my buttons · cripes · Christ on a stick · my sainted aunt · great balls of fire · ohmigod · holy moley · zowie · holy kamoley · gee whiz · omigosh · yowzah · knock me over with a feather · jeepers creepers · my sainted uncle · holy guacamole · good gracious · Jesus · by juckies · coo · jinkies · geez · egad · gee · gyatt · oh my days · Lord · heavens to Betsy · oh · I'll be buggered · by gum · mercy sakes · omigod · hot damn · odsfish · oi · shart · I'll be shot · Christ on a crutch · Christ · shit fire and save matches · good golly · sweet Grandma on stilts · oh my heck · stone me · my heavens · sakes alive · by thunder · my Lord · sodding hell · holy shit · I'll be dashed · ZOMFG · Jesus Christ · Gordon Bennett · knock me down with a feather · holy crud · Jesus Murphy · I'll be dipped in shit · God's teeth · holy stromboli · dearie me · slap my ass and call me Judy · adzooks · glory be · cor · leapin' lizards · chihuahua · I'll be jiggered · I'll be a son of a gun · golly gosh · by gummy · ods bodikin · cowabunga · Mary and Joseph · strike me pink · what · bleeding Nora · holy cricket · jeez Louise · dear me · peas and rice · gosh all hemlock · Jesus fuck · great googly moogly · flipping heck · oh my · by cracky · blow me pink · geez Louise · you don't say · slap my ass and call me Sally · gracious · dear God · holy macaroni · I'm blowed · son of a gun · suffering succotash · sweet mother of God · Christ on a cracker · ermahgerd · jumping Jesus · holy Moses · cor lummy · OMG · bloody Nora · fuck me · blow me down · zooterkins · by Allah · oh my life · ruddy hell · flaming Nora · holy cow · suffering centipedes · cor blimey · by George · holy hell · blow me over · holy mackerel · mirabile dictu · good Lord · holy buckets · holy crickets · oh my fuck · mother of Pearl · holy magnum · what do you know · by God · gadsbud · ZOMG · mama mia · Judas Priest · jeezy-peezy · golly gee willikers · rah · chuffing hell · sheesh · whoa · by Jove · oh em gee · jeezy peeps · Lord be praised · googly-moogly · jumping Jehoshaphat · my giddy aunt · goodness gracious me · holy fudge · holy dignity · flipping Nora · geeminy · good God · hooly dooly · wowee · sweet Mary · Gadsbodikins · holy man · oh my word · mamma mia · suffering Sappho · great Scott · holy Hannah · shut my mouth · good gravy · Jesum Crow · Jupiter · heavens to Murgatroyd · shut the front door · gosh · eep · I'll be damned · ay · suffering Moses · jings · geshmak · Christ almighty · blow me backwards · goodness me · I'll be danged · hey · hold up · by golly · fucking hell · gramercy · lawks · blow me up · by jingo · I'll be darned · I'll be · ruddy Nora · holy smoke · stone the crows · hallo · Holy Mother · imagine that · wowzers · holy crap on a cracker · caramba · oh my goodness gracious · oh my goodness · jeez · good heavens · by all that is holy · snakes alive · Lord love a duck · no way · bless us · fancy that · gee willikers · please · holy cannoli · egads · crivvens · I'll be hanged · oh my Lord · Jerusalem crickets · heavens above · jeepers · by Jupiter · blige · God in heaven · Jaysus · blow me tight · Holy Mother of God · blow me · I'll be dipped · lauks · I'll be bound · fuark · diggety · deary me · goodness · by gosh · Mother of God · odzookens · wow · land sakes · strewth · golly · my God · oh my hell · heyday · begorra · lordy · byrlady · bloody hell · I'll be blowed · gorblimey · Christ on a bike · butter my butt and call me a biscuit · Jiminy Cricket · bless my soul · holy Toledo · Jesus H. Christ · zoiks · well · my gosh · good grief · 'sblood · oh my Goddess · goodness gracious · get out of town · my word · dear Lord · criminy · sweet mother of Jesus · lawl · great Caesar · yikes · Christ on a raft · my · hell's bells · great Caesar's ghost · sweet Jesus · zound · I'll be a son of a bitch · holy crap · holy kamoly · zoinks · holy fuck knuckles · holy ravioli · I'll be hornswoggled · bleeding heck · lawks a-mercy · waow · gadzooks · my my · oh my stars · blimey · fucking Nora · heavens · I say · oh my God · I'll be a dirty bird! · my goodness · by the living jingo · zounds · ye gods · crikey · hello · Jeebus · Christ alive