C17: perhaps from God's hooks (the nails of the cross); see Gad1
Odzooks in American English
(ɑdˈzuks, -ˈzuːks)
interjection
Gadzooks
Also: Odzookers (ɑdˈzukərz, -ˈzuːkərz)
Word origin
[1685–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1685–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: align, fatigue, lens, patchwork, sterilize.