Meanings
interjection
- humorousobsoleteBlimey!
6/8/2008, The Medway Handyman (username), "Re:Timber basics article", uk.d-i-y Ah. Someone else with a love of English! Zooterkins!
2 more examples
They hold us all to be heretics." "Zooterkins."
1993, Judith French, Fortune's Mistress, page 71Allegro seemed shocked. "Zooterkins! What has happened to this era of young folk?"
2003, Gloria Harchar, Kissed by Magic, page 21
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Embellished form of zounds, gadzooks. Reputedly from the 17th century.
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APA
zooterkins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooterkins
MLA
“zooterkins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooterkins. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zooterkins,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooterkins.
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