zooks
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of zooks
1625–35; short for Gadzooks ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"Gad zooks, master," cried Smollett, who had been sniggering for some time back.
From The Captain of the Polestar by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Scarce had they turned the corner when a titter Like the skipping of rabbits by moonlight—three slim shapes, And a face that looked up ... zooks, sir, flesh and blood,60 That's all I'm made of!
From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Reynolds, Myra
"Odd zooks," said the Duke, "I had totally forgotten her.—Is she very tearful?—Exceedingly afflicted?"
From Peveril of the Peak by Scott, Walter, Sir
For a youngster, zooks how he went on! it was a pleasure to fight with him.
From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de
"Where, gad zooks, Mrs. H.—at the stocks to be sure!"
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various
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