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  • noun Plural form of gad.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gad.

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Examples

  • Yet when he taught school he had a big bundle of "gads" as he called them and he hid them in the stove pipe, where the boys failed to find them.

    My Boyhood John Burroughs 1879

  • a dozen or more "gads" were flourished, a dozen or more lusty throats urged their teams at the top of their voices, when there was

    In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs John Burroughs 1879

  • I looked into it (on some webforums) - and said "yee gads - not for me"

    Mexico versus Costa Rica 2009

  • So the "ye-gads" and "Ohhhyucks" bounced down the raft until at the end poor Cousin David had no place to go but over backwards into the river, until he realized the we were down - stream from the spectacle.

    Seen Any Good Shows Lately? 2009

  • The GOP is out of step with most americans, It is obvious that they want a cheap political win at the expense of the american people, who are paying gads of money to cover thier families health care needs and receiving less and less for thier contributions.

    Obama rips GOP in health care forum 2009

  • I looked into it (on some webforums) - and said "yee gads - not for me"

    Mexico versus Costa Rica 2009

  • So the "ye-gads" and "Ohhhyucks" bounced down the raft until at the end poor Cousin David had no place to go but over backwards into the river, until he realized the we were down - stream from the spectacle.

    Seen Any Good Shows Lately? 2009

  • However, a large part of said overpricing can be at the feet of those who commit insurance fraud (and ye gads, there are a lot of 'em) and those who go to the ER every third time they sneeze.

    Health Care Costs Today rabid1st 2009

  • I looked into it (on some webforums) - and said "yee gads - not for me"

    Mexico versus Costa Rica 2009

  • I looked into it (on some webforums) - and said "yee gads - not for me"

    Mexico versus Costa Rica 2009

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