gadzookery
[ gad-zoo-kuh-ree ]
/ gædˈzu kə ri /
noun British.
the use or overuse of period-specific or archaic expressions, as in a historical novel: Without any gadzookery and its excessive use of “forsooth,” “prithee,” etc., her first historical novel conveys a superb sense of the period.
Origin of gadzookery
First recorded in 1950–1955;
Gadzook(s) +
-ery
Words nearby gadzookery
gadrooning,
gadsbodikins,
gadsden,
gadsden purchase,
gadwall,
gadzookery,
gadzooks,
gae,
gaea,
gaekwar,
gael