gadzooks

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɡædˈzuːks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gad′zo̅o̅ks′)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gadzooks /ɡædˈzuːks/ interj
  1. archaic a mild oath
Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps from God's hooks (the nails of the cross); see Gad1
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Gad•zooks  (gad′zo̅o̅ks′),USA pronunciation interj. [Archaic.]
  1. (used as a mild oath.) Also, Odzooks, Odzookers. 
  • 1645–55; perh. representing God's hooks (i.e., the nails of Christ's Cross); compare Gad

'gadzooks' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Odzooks - zooks

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