gadzookery
[ gad-zoo-kuh-ree ]
/ gædˈzu kə ri /
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.
Words nearby gadzookery
gadrooning, gadsbodikins, gadsden, gadsden purchase, gadwall, gadzookery, gadzooks, gae, gaea, gaekwar, gael
Origin of gadzookery
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