Englishverb
gadded; gadding
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to be on the go without a specific aim or purpose —usually used with about
interjection
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- —used as a mild oath
Examples
Verb
- //he gads about town every Saturday, flirting and gossiping with various shopkeepers and locals
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, "spike, goad, metal bar," borrowed from Old Norse gaddr "goad, spike," going back to Germanic *gazda- "stick, rod, goad" — more at yard entry 4Verb
Middle English gadden, of obscure originInterjection
euphemism for Godverb
gadded; gadding
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to be on the go without a specific aim or purpose —usually used with about
interjection
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- —used as a mild oath
Examples
Verb
- //he gads about town every Saturday, flirting and gossiping with various shopkeepers and locals
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, "spike, goad, metal bar," borrowed from Old Norse gaddr "goad, spike," going back to Germanic *gazda- "stick, rod, goad" — more at yard entry 4Verb
Middle English gadden, of obscure originInterjection
euphemism for Godverb
gadded; gadding
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to be on the go without a specific aim or purpose —usually used with about
interjection
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- —used as a mild oath
Examples
Verb
- //he gads about town every Saturday, flirting and gossiping with various shopkeepers and locals
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, "spike, goad, metal bar," borrowed from Old Norse gaddr "goad, spike," going back to Germanic *gazda- "stick, rod, goad" — more at yard entry 4Verb
Middle English gadden, of obscure originInterjection
euphemism for Godverb
gadded; gadding
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to be on the go without a specific aim or purpose —usually used with about
interjection
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- —used as a mild oath
Examples
Verb
- //he gads about town every Saturday, flirting and gossiping with various shopkeepers and locals
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, "spike, goad, metal bar," borrowed from Old Norse gaddr "goad, spike," going back to Germanic *gazda- "stick, rod, goad" — more at yard entry 4Verb
Middle English gadden, of obscure originInterjection
euphemism for God