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gadzooks


gad·zooks

interj, often capitalized \gad-ˈzüks, -ˈzks\

Definition of GADZOOKS

archaic
—used as a mild oath

Origin of GADZOOKS

perhaps from God's hooks, the nails of the Crucifixion
First Known Use: 1694

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