/ bɪˈgɒrə; NAmE bɪˈgɔːrə; -ˈgɑːr-/ exclamation
( IrishE , old-fashioned ) used to express surprise
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: alteration of by God .
/ bɪˈgɒrə; NAmE bɪˈgɔːrə; -ˈgɑːr-/ exclamation
( IrishE , old-fashioned ) used to express surprise
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: alteration of by God .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005