adad

1 of 2

interjection

archaic

: egad

adad

2 of 2

noun

ˈä-ˌdäd

plural -s

: a coarse fiber made from the stems of pilewort

Word History

Etymology

Interjection

probably by alteration

Noun

probably from Marshallese ādād, a species of Triumfetta

First Known Use

Interjection

1664, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

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