adzooksint.

Brit.

/ˌadˈzuːks/, U.S.

/ˌædˈzuks/

Forms: 1600s adsooks, 1600s– adzooks, 1700s addsoocks, 1700s addsooks, 1700s adzucks.

Origin: Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ad n.², an element of uncertain origin.

Etymology: < the genitive of ad n.² + a second element of uncertain identity (perhaps hook n.¹: see Godzooks int.). Compare earlier Zooks int. and also Gadzooks int.

Now archaic and rare.

Used as an oath to express asseveration, surprise, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > God's hooks

Zooks1600

Zookers1620

Gadzooksa1652

Gadzookers1672

adzooks1675

odzookers1688

odzooks1688

cotzooks1705

Zoodikers1749

od's wucks1785

1675 T. Duffett Mock-tempest iv. iii. 41 See my Lord a stately Banquet, adzooks!

1699 P. A. Motteux Island Princess iv. 22 Adsooks by that Buss I'm inveigled to stay.

1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas I. iii. v. 216 Adzooks! my dear, (cried I, with an air of assurance).

1778 J. Robertson Heroine of Love ii. 25 A plague take this wench, I cannot forget her—adzooks, I'm determined to think of her no more.

1841 H. Smith Moneyed Man I. iv. 115 Adzooks! one would think I was a gambler.

1873 To-day 25 Jan. 230/2 It was the ugliest baby they had ever seen... ‘Adzooks!’ gasped Kitty, after a silence of some seconds.

1912 A. M. Chase Heart of Orphan 128 The King says ‘Adzooks! cheer up, Mrs. Queen.’

2004 C. Lane Duke's Scandalous Secret i. 12 ‘He is quite the blood and always a subject for the gossips.’.. ‘Adzooks! She's as right as rain about that.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adzooks
释义	adzooksint. Brit. /ˌadˈzuːks/, U.S. /ˌædˈzuks/ Forms: 1600s adsooks, 1600s– adzooks, 1700s addsoocks, 1700s addsooks, 1700s adzucks. Origin: Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ad n.², an element of uncertain origin. Etymology: < the genitive of ad n.² + a second element of uncertain identity (perhaps hook n.¹: see Godzooks int.). Compare earlier Zooks int. and also Gadzooks int. Now archaic and rare. Used as an oath to express asseveration, surprise, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > God's hooks Zooks1600 Zookers1620 Gadzooksa1652 Gadzookers1672 adzooks1675 odzookers1688 odzooks1688 cotzooks1705 Zoodikers1749 od's wucks1785 1675 T. Duffett Mock-tempest iv. iii. 41 See my Lord a stately Banquet, adzooks! 1699 P. A. Motteux Island Princess iv. 22 Adsooks by that Buss I'm inveigled to stay. 1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas I. iii. v. 216 Adzooks! my dear, (cried I, with an air of assurance). 1778 J. Robertson Heroine of Love ii. 25 A plague take this wench, I cannot forget her—adzooks, I'm determined to think of her no more. 1841 H. Smith Moneyed Man I. iv. 115 Adzooks! one would think I was a gambler. 1873 To-day 25 Jan. 230/2 It was the ugliest baby they had ever seen... ‘Adzooks!’ gasped Kitty, after a silence of some seconds. 1912 A. M. Chase Heart of Orphan 128 The King says ‘Adzooks! cheer up, Mrs. Queen.’ 2004 C. Lane Duke's Scandalous Secret i. 12 ‘He is quite the blood and always a subject for the gossips.’.. ‘Adzooks! She's as right as rain about that.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.1675
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