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Odsbodikins

Also Ods·bod·kins
Or Odds·bod·i·kins

[odz-bod-i-kinz]

interjection

Archaic.
  1. Gadsbodikins.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Odsbodikins1

First recorded in 1700–10
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Example Sentences

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The need to avoid such transgressions produced various euphemisms, many of them familiar today, such as “by Jove,” “by George,” “gosh,” “golly” and “Odsbodikins,” which started as “God’s body.”

They were people who said “Odsbodikins” and did everything they could to avoid talking about their pants.

The man of phlegm is sensible of the emptiness of his discourse, and will tell you, that "I'fackins," such a thing is true: or if you warm him a little, he may run into passion, and cry, "Odsbodikins," you do not say right.

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In drat, formerly 'od rot, zounds for God's wounds, 'sdeath, odsbodikins, etc., there is probably a deliberate avoidance of profanity.

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"Odsbodikins! are you there, honey?" said Titus, who discovered his ally; "the bird's caught, you see."

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