Meanings
- obsoleteSynonym of gadzooks.
Odsfish! The very air abounds in kings.
1949, Chuck Jones, Rabbit Hood, spoken by Sheriff of Nottingham (Mel Blanc)2 more examples
But, odsfish, Morton, how is it that you grew so friendly with the priest before his departure?
1842, Edward Lytton Bulwer, Devereux, page 64Odsfish, Arlington, how the portly feeders must have shuddered at the thought of such a ride, and consoled themselves by the thought of all the bonfires of Smithfield and the 'blessed cause!'
1857, The National Magazine, volume 2, page 411Synonyms: gadzooks
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionSynonym of gadzooks.
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