Definitions

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  • interjection UK, euphemistic, dated oh dear, oh my God.

Etymologies

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Minced form of Lord.

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Examples

  • The Tortoise and the Hare by Elizabeth Jenkins arrived sporting a very 'of the moment cover' but lorks, I'd never knowingly heard of Elizabeth Jenkins, not even in the old Virago Modern Classics edition.

    dovegreyreader scribbles 2009

  • The Tortoise and the Hare by Elizabeth Jenkins arrived sporting a very 'of the moment cover' but lorks, I'd never knowingly heard of Elizabeth Jenkins, not even in the old Virago Modern Classics edition.

    dovegreyreader scribbles 2009

  • The Tortoise and the Hare by Elizabeth Jenkins arrived sporting a very 'of the moment cover' but lorks, I'd never knowingly heard of Elizabeth Jenkins, not even in the old Virago Modern Classics edition.

    dovegreyreader scribbles 2009

  • The Tortoise and the Hare by Elizabeth Jenkins arrived sporting a very 'of the moment cover' but lorks, I'd never knowingly heard of Elizabeth Jenkins, not even in the old Virago Modern Classics edition.

    dovegreyreader scribbles 2009

  • Oh lorks †"o-lordy †¦ just look what happens when the Westminster Village tries to mandate what we plebs can & cannot believe!

    FREE MARKET FAIRY TALES 2008

  • Oh lorks †"o-lordy †¦ just look what happens when the Westminster Village tries to mandate what we plebs can & cannot believe!

    Libertarian Blog Place 2008

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