Ichabod

interjection

Ich·​a·​bod

ˈikəˌbäd

—used to express regret for departed glory

a refreshingly cheerful note in the thundering chorus whose burden is “Ichabod”

—G. W. Johnson

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ī-khābhōdh inglorious

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