Added 9 October 2026
gad
/ɡæd/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gad at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
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A sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward.
cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on
verb
Origin
Euphemistic alteration of God.
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