Gadzooks
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/ ˌgædˈzuks /
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interjection Archaic.
(used as a mild oath.)
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Origin of Gadzooks
1645–55; perhaps representing God's hooks (i.e., the nails of Christ's Cross); cf. Gad
Words nearby Gadzooks
Gadsbodikins, Gadsden, Gadsden Purchase, gadwall, gadzookery, Gadzooks, gae, Gaea, Gaekwar, Gael, Gaelic
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gadzooks
/ (ɡædˈzuːks) /
interjection
archaic a mild oath
Word Origin for gadzooks
C17: perhaps from God's hooks (the nails of the cross); see Gad 1
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