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Gadzooks

[ gad-zooks ]

interjection

Archaic.
  1. (used as a mild oath.)


gadzooks

/ ɡæ»åˈ³ú³ÜË°ì²õ /

interjection

  1. archaic.
    a mild oath
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Gadzooks1

1645–55; perhaps representing God's hooks (i.e., the nails of Christ's Cross); Gad
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Gadzooks1

C17: perhaps from God's hooks (the nails of the cross); see Gad 1
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Example Sentences

She’s just as comfortable with language that dates from the ’50s, peppering her speech with words like “gadzooks†and “egad.â€

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I do not have the T-shirts that she likes, because they are from a store called Gadzooks, which is in the mall of new clothes.

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Choosing to forgive strange smells or choosing that Gadzooks is not the only place that boyfriends can shop.

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Jones video-chats with The Post in late August from outside a house he is renting in Los Angeles, where he is already in the midst of finishing a follow-up to “Gadzooks,†released Friday by Sacred Bones.

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Listening to "Gadzooks" feels like you're running through a fun house.

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