Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lord love a duck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: lord love a -duck
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of surprise.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: lawdamercy"
""Lord love a duck!" he observed in a dazed voice — "What's this?""
"Gypsy Rose passed me a tuna on rye. "Lord love a duck, I hope she's not Carita Magenta's ghost."

Etymology

Variant of earlier (18th century) Lord love you, God love us, etc (present subjunctive), used as exclamation of exasperation or surprise. The significance of the duck is unknown. Attested from the late 19th century.

Synonyms

lawdamercy

Questions

What does lord love a duck mean?: An exclamation of surprise.
Where does lord love a duck come from?: Variant of earlier (18th century) Lord love you, God love us, etc (present subjunctive), used as exclamation of exasperation or surprise. The significance of the duck is unknown. Attested from the late 19th century.

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