gadzookery

[ gad-zoo-kuh-ree ]

noun

, British.

1. the use or overuse of period-specific or archaic expressions, as in a historical novel:

   Without any gadzookery and its excessive use of “forsooth,” “prithee,” etc., her first historical novel conveys a superb sense of the period.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gadzookery¹

First recorded in 1950–1955; Gadzook(s) + -ery