- gadzooks
- interjection Usage: often capitalized Etymology: perhaps from God's hooks, the nails of the Crucifixion Date: 1694 archaic — used as a mild oath
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Gadzooks — [gad zo͞oks′, gadzooks′] interj. [< God s hooks, nails of the Cross] Archaic used as a mild oath … English World dictionary
gadzooks — 1690s, from some exclamation, possibly God s hooks (nails of the cross) or even God s hocks. Cf. godsookers (1670s). The use of Gad for God (Cf. EGAD (Cf. egad)) is first attested 1590s. Among other similar phraseological combinations (all from… … Etymology dictionary
Gadzooks — Interjection showing surprise. Gadzooks! You really startled me … Dictionary of american slang
Gadzooks — Interjection showing surprise. Gadzooks! You really startled me … Dictionary of american slang
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Gadzooks — /gad zoohks /, interj. Archaic. (used as a mild oath.) Also, Odzooks, Odzookers. [1645 55; perh. repr. God s hooks (i.e., the nails of Christ s Cross); cf. GAD] * * * … Universalium
gadzooks — interjection /ɡædˈzuːks/ An expression of surprise, shock etc. Syn: blimey, cor, crikey, goodness me, goodness gracious, gosh … Wiktionary
gadzooks — mild oath Forthright s Forsoothery … Phrontistery dictionary
gadzooks — interj. (Archaic) exclamation that expresses surprise, exclamation used as a mild oath … English contemporary dictionary
