DEFINITIONS
The
2019 WORD
OF THE YEAR is...

Oddsbodikins

[ odz-bod-i-kinz ]
/ ɒdzˈbɒd ɪ kɪnz /

interjection Archaic.

Gadsbodikins.

Definition for oddsbodikins (2 of 3)

Odsbodikins

or Odds·bod·i·kins

[ odz-bod-i-kinz ]
/ ɒdzˈbɒd ɪ kɪnz /

interjection Archaic.

Gadsbodikins.
Also Ods·bod·kins [odz-bod-kinz] /ɒdzˈbɒd kɪnz/.

Origin of Odsbodikins

First recorded in 1700–10

Definition for oddsbodikins (3 of 3)

Gadsbodikins
[ gadz-bod-i-kinz ]
/ ˌgædzˈbɒd ɪ kɪnz /

interjection Archaic.

(a euphemistic form of God's body, used as a mild oath.)
Also Oddsbodikins, Odsbodikins, Odsbodkins.

Origin of Gadsbodikins

1670–80; Gad + 's1 + bodikin (body + -kin) + -s1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020