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Definition of Begorra
1. used as a mild oath [interj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Begorra
Literary usage of Begorra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gothic Horror 3: The Complete Purcell Papers by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (2001)
"But, begorra, whin they seen it was raly Bill Malowney himself that was in it,
it was only who'd be foremost out agin, tumblin' backways, one over another, ..."
2. My Farm of Edgewood: A Country Book by Donald Grant Mitchell (1863)
"begorra," said Patrick, " she's kicked him again!" A week passed ; and I repeated
the inquiries. "begorra, she's kicked him again! ..."
3. Seventy Years of Irish Life: Being Anecdotes and Reminiscences by William Richard Le Fanu (1893)
"It's stronger than whisky, for one good drop of it will make you drunk for a
year, and sick, begorra, for ten; it's stronger than the sea, ..."
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