Meanings
- archaicExpression of surprise or shock, my God, wow!
“Here, here, odzookens, lad!” grinned the workman, stoldily, “thou ’lt vetch t’ river up if weeps zo ha-ard. Ztop un, ztop un ; do now.”
1897, John Bennett, Master Skylark, page 1381 more example
“His wife, you say, Mr. Sterling?” repeated Bradstreet testily. “Odzookens, I’ll have no tomfoolery or play-acting. Take her away, take her away.”
1905, Mary Catherine Crowley, The Heroine of the Strait, page 344Synonyms: wow
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionExpression of surprise or shock, my God, wow!
Origin
Attested from the 19th century. Compare gadzooks from God’s hooks, ods bodikin from God’s bodkins, both allusions to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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