Gadzooksint.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ɡadˈzuːks/, U.S.

/ˌɡædˈzuks/

Forms: 1600s Cadzooks, 1600s Gadsooks, 1600s Gadzookes, 1600s– Gadzooks, 1700s Gadszooks. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Gad n.², an element of uncertain origin.

Etymology: the genitive of Gad n.² + a second element of uncertain origin (perhaps hook n.¹, with plural ending, but compare earlier God's sokinges int. at god n. and int. Phrases 3b(c)). Compare slightly later Godzooks int., Gadzookers int., and adzooks int.

Now archaic (usually for comic effect).

Used as a mild oath to express surprise, alarm, etc., or to affirm the truth of a statement. Cf. Godzooks int., Gadzookers int.

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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > God's hooks

Zooks1600

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Gadzooksa1652

Gadzookers1672

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odzookers1688

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cotzooks1705

Zoodikers1749

od's wucks1785

a1652 R. Brome Eng. Moor i. ii. 6 in Five New Playes (1659) Uin. He has married a young wife. Nat. Has he Cadzooks?

1676 T. Duffett New Poems, Songs, Prol. & Epil. 96 Now to get off, gadzooks, what shall we do?

1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Rudens iv. iii, in tr. Plautus Comedies 197 Tra. You Dog, there's no such Fish. Gripus. Gadzooks, but there is tho'.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. xlii. 28 Gadszooks! said he, what business had you with that?

1784 M. P. Andrews Reparation ii. ii. 29 Gad zooks! after all the trouble.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxiv. 226 Gadzooks, who can help seeing the way to do it?

1898 Argosy Apr. 48 Thy breeches pockets, gadzooks!

1964 R. Dahl Charlie & Chocolate Factory (1967) xxvii. 115 Great Scott! Gadzooks! One half their lives was reading books!

1998 Viz Aug. 19/2 Gadzooks, we'll show that yellow-bellied Mr. Knievel what bravery really is.

2017 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 6 Jan. (News section) a2 ‘Bloody hell, Your Majesty, I nearly shot you.’..Gadzooks, that was close.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gadzooks
释义	Gadzooksint. Brit. /(ˌ)ɡadˈzuːks/, U.S. /ˌɡædˈzuks/ Forms: 1600s Cadzooks, 1600s Gadsooks, 1600s Gadzookes, 1600s– Gadzooks, 1700s Gadszooks. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Gad n.², an element of uncertain origin. Etymology: the genitive of Gad n.² + a second element of uncertain origin (perhaps hook n.¹, with plural ending, but compare earlier God's sokinges int. at god n. and int. Phrases 3b(c)). Compare slightly later Godzooks int., Gadzookers int., and adzooks int. Now archaic (usually for comic effect). Used as a mild oath to express surprise, alarm, etc., or to affirm the truth of a statement. Cf. Godzooks int., Gadzookers int. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > God's hooks Zooks1600 Zookers1620 Gadzooksa1652 Gadzookers1672 adzooks1675 odzookers1688 odzooks1688 cotzooks1705 Zoodikers1749 od's wucks1785 a1652 R. Brome Eng. Moor i. ii. 6 in Five New Playes (1659) Uin. He has married a young wife. Nat. Has he Cadzooks? 1676 T. Duffett New Poems, Songs, Prol. & Epil. 96 Now to get off, gadzooks, what shall we do? 1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Rudens iv. iii, in tr. Plautus Comedies 197 Tra. You Dog, there's no such Fish. Gripus. Gadzooks, but there is tho'. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. xlii. 28 Gadszooks! said he, what business had you with that? 1784 M. P. Andrews Reparation ii. ii. 29 Gad zooks! after all the trouble. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxiv. 226 Gadzooks, who can help seeing the way to do it? 1898 Argosy Apr. 48 Thy breeches pockets, gadzooks! 1964 R. Dahl Charlie & Chocolate Factory (1967) xxvii. 115 Great Scott! Gadzooks! One half their lives was reading books! 1998 Viz Aug. 19/2 Gadzooks, we'll show that yellow-bellied Mr. Knievel what bravery really is. 2017 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 6 Jan. (News section) a2 ‘Bloody hell, Your Majesty, I nearly shot you.’..Gadzooks, that was close. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.a1652
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