释义 |
Zooks, int. Obs. or arch. exc. dial.|zʊks| [Short for gadzooks (Gad n.5 3); cf. Gods sokinges (god n. 14 b).] An exclamation or minced oath, expressing vexation, surprise, or other emotion.
1634Heywood Witches Lancs. iii. i. E 4, Zookes thou art so brave a fellow that I will stick to thee. 1749Fielding Tom Jones iv. x, Zooks, parson, you remember how he recommended the veather o' her to me. 1754Garrick Prol. to J. Brown's ‘Barbarossa’, He eat a plagy deal, Zooks! he'd have beat five Ploomen at a Meal! 1842Barham Ingol. Leg. Ser. ii. Lay St. Cuth. Moral, And as for that shocking bad habit of swearing,..leave it to dustmen and mobs, Nor commit yourself much beyond ‘Zooks!’ or ‘Odsbobs!’ 1855Browning Fra Lippo 3 Zooks, what's to blame? |