- gad zooks
- Meaning
God's wounds.OriginA minced oath.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
gad zooks
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Gad|zooks — «GAD ZOOKS», interjection. Archaic. a word used as a mild oath or exclamation … Useful english dictionary
zooks — gad·zooks; od·zooks; zooks; … English syllables
gad — be·gad; gad·a·ba; gad·a·rene; gad·dang; gad·ge·teer; gad·ge·teer·ing; gad·get·ry; gad·gety; gad·i·dae; gad·i·for·mes; gad·i·tan; gad·ite; gad·man; gad·ole·ic; gad·o·lin·ite; gad·o·lin·i·um; gad·wall; gad·zooks; mo·rin·gad; rha·gad·i·form; gad;… … English syllables
gadzooks — gad·zooks … English syllables
Gadzooks — Gad•zooks [[t]ˌgædˈzuks[/t]] interj. archaic (used as a mild oath.) • Etymology: 1645–55; perh. repr. God s hooks (i.e., the nails of Christ s Cross) … From formal English to slang
gadzooks — int. archaic an expression of asseveration etc. Etymology: GAD(2) + zooks of unkn. orig … Useful english dictionary
