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gadzooks

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gad·zooks  (gdzks)
interj.
Used as a mild or ironic oath: "Gadzooks! Is there a panic detector, akin to a smoke detector, that sniffs anxiety in the air?" (George F. Will).
[Perhaps alteration of God's hooks, the nails of the crucifixion of Christ.]
gadzooks [gædˈzuːks]
interj
Archaic a mild oath
[perhaps from God's hooks (the nails of the cross); see Gad1]
gadzooks - An abridgment of God's hooks, "nails of the cross."
See also related terms for nails.
Translations
gadzooks
interj (old) → Kruzitürken (old)
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