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gadzooks (iou)



gadzooks interjection. [gad'zu:ks] arch. L17.
[from GAD noun2 + zooks of unkn. origin.]
Expr. asseveration, annoyance, surprise, etc.
Smollett 'Gadszooks!' said he, 'What business had you with that?'
gadzookery noun the exaggeratedly exclamatory dialogue used in some historical novels M20.