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gadzookery
[ gad-zoo-kuh-ree ]
noun
, British.
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gadzookery1
First recorded in 1950–1955; Gadzook(s) + -ery
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