Meanings
alternative gazooks · alternative odsooks · alternative adzooks · alternative odzooks · alternative odzookens · alternative odzookers
- archaicminced oathAn expression of surprise, shock, etc.
“I should explain that among the books that recently arrived at the office was a slim volume from his pen dealing with the Preparatory School and giving it an enthusiastic build-up. The formative years which we spent there, he said, were the happiest of our life.” “Gadzooks!”
1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IISynonyms: wow
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionAn expression of surprise, shock, etc.
Origin
Minced form of God's hooks, a reference to the nails of the crucifixion of Christ.
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Rhymes & wordplay
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gadzooks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadzooks
“gadzooks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadzooks. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gadzooks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadzooks.
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