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beg-pardon

American  
[beg-pahr-dn] / ˌbɛgˈpɑr dn /

noun

Australia and New Zealand.

  1. an expression of apology (used especially in the phrasewith no beg-pardons ).

Etymology

Origin of beg-pardon

First recorded in 1905–10

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In further Dursley-esque ways, The Casual Vacancy snobs are mocked for their beg-pardon attempts at gentility and abject social climbing.

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