begorra

American

[bih-gawr-uh, -gor-uh, bee-] / bɪˈgɔr ə, -ˈgɒr ə, bi- /

Or begorah,

interjection

Irish English.

(used as a euphemism forby God ).

It's a fine day, begorra.

begorra British

/ bɪˈɡɒrə /

interjection

an emphatic exclamation, regarded as a characteristic utterance of Irish people

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Etymology

Origin of begorra

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Compared with The Last Hurrah, this novel is a kind of lost begorra.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Boston came the last begorra of the late James Michael Curley, sometime mayor, Governor and U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sure and begorra, it could only be that wandering curator of Irish wit and Boston wisdom, Tip O'Neill, 70.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ah, begorra, laddie, nobody can build the case for nature like a self-made artist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ye need not be afraid o' his puttin' ye out, Mistress McVeigh, begorra.

From Nancy McVeigh of the Monk Road by Mainer, R. Henry (Robert Henry)

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