gadzooks
interjection
gad·zooks gad-ˈzüks 
-ˈzu̇ks
-ˈzu̇ks often capitalized
archaic
—used as a mild oath
Word History
Etymology
perhaps from God's hooks, the nails of the Crucifixion
First Known Use
circa 1652, in the meaning defined above
gadzooks
interjection
as in zounds
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- zounds
- egad
- gad
- whoops
- fiddlesticks
- ugh
- woops
- oh
- oops
- the dickens
- the devil
- pooh
- there
- hello
- gee
- (the) deuce
- hey
- phooey
- pshaw
- ha
- ah
- indeed
- what
- aha
- no
- lo
- well
- why
- my word
- gee whiz
- come on
- fie
- pulsate
- pulsated
- pulsates
- pulsatile
- pulsatillae
- pulsatillas
- pulsating
- pulsating current
- pulsating organ
- pulsating star
- pulsating vacuole
- pulsation
- pulsation theory
- pulsational
- pulsations
- pulsative
- pulsatively
- pulsator
- pulsators
- pulsatory
- pulse
- pulse code modulation
- pulse deficit
- pulse duration modulation
- pulse family