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gadzooks

interjection, gad·zooks often capitalized \gad-ˈzüks, -ˈzks\

Definition of GADZOOKS

archaic
—used as a mild oath
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Origin of GADZOOKS

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

Rhymes with GADZOOKS

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