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Lord love a duck

intj

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Intj
  1. 1
    An exclamation of surprise.

    ""Lord love a duck!" he observed in a dazed voice — "What's this?""

Etymology

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

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