1
: a chisel or pointed iron or steel bar for loosening ore or rock
2
chiefly dialectal
: a long stick
gadded; gadding
: to be on the go without a specific aim or purpose
—usually used with about
—used as a mild oath
: a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel
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Verb
he gads about town every Saturday, flirting and gossiping with various shopkeepers and locals
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Did Nordo’s screechingly daffy ex-wife (Opal Peachey), gadding about with an imaginary Chihuahua on a leash, off him with a butcher knife?
—Misha Berson, The Seattle Times, 23 May 2017
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“Gad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gad. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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gad
1 of 2 verb
gadded; gadding
: to be on the go without specific purpose
—usually used with about
gadding about the city
gad
2 of 2 interjection
—used as a mild oath
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