gadsint.

Brit.

/ɡadz/, U.S.

/ɡædz/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– gads, 1900s– gadz; also Scottish 1900s– gawds, 1900s– gyads.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Gadzooks int., Gadzookers int., gadso int.

Etymology: Shortened < Gadzooks int., Gadzookers int., gadso int., or any of the genitive formations discussed at Gad n.² and int. Compounds . Compare later ye gads! at Gad n.² 3.With gawds at Forms compare Gawd n.

1. Used to affirm the truth of a statement, or to express indignation, disbelief, amazement, etc., now esp. in a consciously archaic or grandiose manner, or for comic effect.Cf. Gad int. 1, ye gads! at Gad n.² 3.

ΚΠ

1682 T. D'Urfey Injured Princess ii. iii. 22 Gads, that's More than a banish'd Fellow of your Acquaintance can Pretend to, since you go to that.

1847 G. P. R. James Darnley vi. 60 ‘They all swear falsely,’ answered Sir Osborne... ‘Gads! that's true too,’ said Groby.

1873 C. V. Bridgman Shipmates iii. 35 Charles. I did not guess that Jeannie's affections were given to another. Col. E. Gads! do you suspect this now?

1883 Mich. Argonaut 5 May 269/2 Gads! I'm glad you're coming back next term. We'll have some high old times.

1958 J. Woodworth Kodiak Bear 139 Sober! Gads, what a horrible thought!

1999 Longest Thread Ever in alt.fan.monty-python 8 Feb. Gadz. Why do you persist in continuing with this silly endeavor?

2002 Wood Carving Illustr. Summer 14/2 Gads, I would rather be nibbled to death by ducks than carve a lot of end grain.

2. Chiefly Scottish. Expressing strong distaste or disgust.

ΚΠ

1983 W. McIlvanney Papers Tony Veitch 123 ‘The Bar-L.’ Macey shuddered. ‘Gads.’ He had only been in Glasgow's prison once. He had no plans for going back.

1990 R. Mackay in New Writing Scotl. 8 79 She shuddered as she heard the plop in the sink. ‘Bloody bronchitis... Come and look.’ But she had been caught too often before..: ‘I'm not looking at that. Gads.’

2017 @courtneynicholx 5 Nov. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Is there anything more minging than seeing someone smoke in the mornings gads.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gads
释义	gadsint. Brit. /ɡadz/, U.S. /ɡædz/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– gads, 1900s– gadz; also Scottish 1900s– gawds, 1900s– gyads. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Gadzooks int., Gadzookers int., gadso int. Etymology: Shortened < Gadzooks int., Gadzookers int., gadso int., or any of the genitive formations discussed at Gad n.² and int. Compounds . Compare later ye gads! at Gad n.² 3.With gawds at Forms compare Gawd n. 1. Used to affirm the truth of a statement, or to express indignation, disbelief, amazement, etc., now esp. in a consciously archaic or grandiose manner, or for comic effect.Cf. Gad int. 1, ye gads! at Gad n.² 3. ΚΠ 1682 T. D'Urfey Injured Princess ii. iii. 22 Gads, that's More than a banish'd Fellow of your Acquaintance can Pretend to, since you go to that. 1847 G. P. R. James Darnley vi. 60 ‘They all swear falsely,’ answered Sir Osborne... ‘Gads! that's true too,’ said Groby. 1873 C. V. Bridgman Shipmates iii. 35 Charles. I did not guess that Jeannie's affections were given to another. Col. E. Gads! do you suspect this now? 1883 Mich. Argonaut 5 May 269/2 Gads! I'm glad you're coming back next term. We'll have some high old times. 1958 J. Woodworth Kodiak Bear 139 Sober! Gads, what a horrible thought! 1999 Longest Thread Ever in alt.fan.monty-python 8 Feb. Gadz. Why do you persist in continuing with this silly endeavor? 2002 Wood Carving Illustr. Summer 14/2 Gads, I would rather be nibbled to death by ducks than carve a lot of end grain. 2. Chiefly Scottish. Expressing strong distaste or disgust. ΚΠ 1983 W. McIlvanney Papers Tony Veitch 123 ‘The Bar-L.’ Macey shuddered. ‘Gads.’ He had only been in Glasgow's prison once. He had no plans for going back. 1990 R. Mackay in New Writing Scotl. 8 79 She shuddered as she heard the plop in the sink. ‘Bloody bronchitis... Come and look.’ But she had been caught too often before..: ‘I'm not looking at that. Gads.’ 2017 @courtneynicholx 5 Nov. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Is there anything more minging than seeing someone smoke in the mornings gads. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1682
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