interjection
Ichabod
IH-kuh-bod
Ichabod (interjection) means used to express sorrow that something has lost its former glory or standards. Example: “Ichabod! The old theater, once grand, now sits boarded up.”
interjection
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Used to express sorrow that something has lost its former glory or standards.
"Ichabod, felt Lord Emsworth, and was still in a disturbed state of mind, though gradually becoming soothed by listening to that sweetest of all music, the sound of the Empress restoring her tissues."
— P. G. Wodehouse, Pigs Have Wings (1952)
"Except for the library, the eastern wing, from the Tower of Flints onwards, was now but a procession of forgotten and desolate relics, an Ichabod of masonry that filed silently along an avenue of dreary pine whose needles hid the sky."
— Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan (1946)
"Ichabod! The old theater, once grand, now sits boarded up."
How to use Ichabod
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old, literary way of saying "how the mighty have fallen."
Memory tip
You are more likely to meet this as the name "Ichabod Crane" from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow than as the interjection.
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_____! The old theater, once grand, now sits boarded up.
Etymology
From the Hebrew name meaning "no glory," given in the Bible to a child born just as Israel's ark was captured — a name forever tied to a sudden fall from greatness.
Frequently asked questions
What does “Ichabod” mean?
The word “Ichabod” means used to express sorrow that something has lost its former glory or standards. In plain terms, an old, literary way of saying "how the mighty have fallen.".
How do you pronounce “Ichabod”?
“Ichabod” is pronounced IH-kuh-bod (/ˈɪkəbɒd/ in IPA).
How do you use “Ichabod” in a sentence?
Here is “Ichabod” used in a sentence: “Ichabod! The old theater, once grand, now sits boarded up.”
What part of speech is “Ichabod”?
“Ichabod” is an interjection.
Where does the word “Ichabod” come from?
The word “Ichabod” comes from Hebrew. From the Hebrew name meaning "no glory," given in the Bible to a child born just as Israel's ark was captured — a name forever tied to a sudden fall from greatness.
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