gadzooks


gad·zooks

G0005200 (găd′zo͞oks′)interj. Used as a mild or ironic oath.
[Perhaps alteration of God's hooks, the nails of the crucifixion of Jesus.]

gadzooks

(ɡædˈzuːks) interjarchaic a mild oath[C17: perhaps from God's hooks (the nails of the cross); see Gad1]

Gad•zooks

(ˌgædˈzuks)

interj. Archaic. (used as a mild oath.) [1645–55; perhaps representing God's hooks (i.e., the nails of Christ's Cross)]

gadzooks

- An abridgment of God's hooks, "nails of the cross."See also related terms for nails.
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