Gadzooks

[ gad-zooks ]

/ ˌgædˈzuks /

interjection Archaic.

(used as a mild oath.)

Also Odzooks, Odzookers.

Origin of Gadzooks

1645–55; perhaps representing God's hooks (i.e., the nails of Christ's Cross); cf. Gad

Words nearby Gadzooks

Gadsbodikins, Gadsden, Gadsden Purchase, gadwall, gadzookery, Gadzooks, gae, Gaea, Gaekwar, Gael, Gaelic

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Example sentences from the Web for Gadzooks

Gadzooks, a most ingenious contrivance—if we were to go through with it.
Love for Love|William Congreve
The poor fish claps his hand to his forehead and cries 'Gadzooks!
The Adventures of Sally|P. G. Wodehouse
Gadzooks, Jenny, will I never get sense or liberality into your head?
The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector|William Carleton
Well, this Mr. Summerfield is a brave Fellow, Gadzooks he is.
The City Bride (1696)|Joseph Harris

Gadzooks, neighbors, but I shouldn't be a whit surprised if that old party is a duke in disguise!
The Frontiersmen|Charles Egbert Craddock

British Dictionary definitions for Gadzooks

gadzooks

/ (ɡædˈzuːks) /

interjection

archaic a mild oath

Word Origin for gadzooks

C17: perhaps from God's hooks (the nails of the cross); see Gad 1

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单词	gadzooks
释义	Gadzooks [ gad-zooks ] / ˌgædˈzuks / interjection Archaic. (used as a mild oath.) Also Odzooks, Odzookers. Origin of Gadzooks 1645–55; perhaps representing God's hooks (i.e., the nails of Christ's Cross); cf. Gad Words nearby Gadzooks Gadsbodikins, Gadsden, Gadsden Purchase, gadwall, gadzookery, Gadzooks, gae, Gaea, Gaekwar, Gael, Gaelic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Gadzooks Gadzooks, a most ingenious contrivance—if we were to go through with it. Love for Love\|William Congreve The poor fish claps his hand to his forehead and cries 'Gadzooks! The Adventures of Sally\|P. G. Wodehouse Gadzooks, Jenny, will I never get sense or liberality into your head? The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector\|William Carleton Well, this Mr. Summerfield is a brave Fellow, Gadzooks he is. The City Bride (1696)\|Joseph Harris Gadzooks, neighbors, but I shouldn't be a whit surprised if that old party is a duke in disguise! The Frontiersmen\|Charles Egbert Craddock British Dictionary definitions for Gadzooks gadzooks / (ɡædˈzuːks) / interjection archaic a mild oath Word Origin for gadzooks C17: perhaps from God's hooks (the nails of the cross); see Gad 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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