Gadzooks
[ gad-zooks ]
/ ˌgædˈzuks /
interjection Archaic.
(used as a mild oath.)
Also
Odzooks,
Odzookers.
Origin of Gadzooks
1645–55; perhaps representing
God's hooks (i.e., the nails of Christ's Cross); cf.
Gad
Example sentences from the Web for gadzooks
British Dictionary definitions for gadzooks
gadzooks
/ (ɡædˈzuːks) /
interjection
archaic
a mild oath
Word Origin for gadzooks
C17: perhaps from
God's hooks (the nails of the cross); see
Gad
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