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.

Nearby words

gadsbodikins, gadsden, gadsden purchase, gadsden, james, gadwall, gadzookery, gadzooks, gae, gaea, gaekwar, gael

Origin of gadzookery

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