OriginFrom by dad, euphemistic form of by God.
- Ireland, datedby God
“Lady O'Dowd is also so attached to it that, she says, if anything were to happen to Mick, bedad she'd come back and marry some of 'em.”
“But as for the party, bedad, it's rotten to the core, and won't stand another session.”
“"Ah, bedad, ye can finish it yourself--it's too expansive for me!"”