zooks

[ zooks, zooks ]

/ zʊks, zuks /

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interjection

(used in exclamatory phrases as a mild oath.)

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Origin of zooks

1625–35; short for Gadzooks

Words nearby zooks

zoogloea, zoografting, zoography, zooid, zookeeper, zooks, zool., zoolatry, zoological, zoological garden, zoologist

How to use zooks in a sentence

He told jokes which were old at his own castle, but were new to King Zooks.
Hints to Pilgrims|Charles Stephen Brooks
But everybody was so merry, and in particular King Zooks, that no one minded.
Hints to Pilgrims|Charles Stephen Brooks
"There's the gray beginning, Zooks," he muttered to himself, in half-conscious quotation.
The Mark Of Cain|Andrew Lang
Zooks, parson, you remember how he recommended the veather o' her to me.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|Henry Fielding

Zooks, but it is, madam, a very great while: to a man that admires a fine woman as much as I do.
Love for Love|William Congreve