LAWKS

Interjection

lawks

(UK, dialectal) Lord! (especially as an expression of surprise)

Usage notes

This is a stereotypical utterance of a Cockney house-servant in literature, particularly 19th-century and early 20th-century literature, but by the end of the 20th century its use had become primarily ironic outside of historical fiction.

Synonyms

• Lord, lordy

• dear Lord

Anagrams

• SWALK, Walks, walks

Source: Wiktionary



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