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Gadzooks - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
a condensed form of some exclamation, usually said to be God's hooks (nails of Christ's Cross) or even God's hocks. www.etymonline.com
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zookers - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Shortened from gadswookers, Godsookers; compare gadzooks. Interjection. edit. zookers. (obsolete) An expression of mild annoyance, surprise etc. en.wiktionary.org
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Godsokers, int. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
OED's earliest evidence for Godsokers is from 1672, in the writing of George Villiers, politician and wit. Godsokers is formed within English, by compounding. www.oed.com
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Godsookers
† Godsookers, -sokers For other forms see Gad n.5 3. [a comb. of God's; the second element is unmeaning or corrupt; see god 14 b.]1672 Villiers (Dk. Buckhm.) Rehearsal iii. ii. (Arb.) 75 God sookers, you'l spoil all my Play. 1687 Montague & Prior Hind. & P. Transv. 15 Godsokers! Why no more she does... Oxford English Dictionary
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Zounds - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating c. 1600 from "God's wounds!", this oath refers to Christ's wounds on the Cross, expressing surprise or anger in historical oaths. www.etymonline.com
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Wednesday word: gadzooks
Gadzooks: interjection/exclamation: (a mild oath) Origin: Late 1600s, English, archaic. So... just how many of our seemingly benign exclamations and slang ... 1word1day.livejournal.com
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Zookers
Zookers, int. Obs. or arch. exc. dial. (ˈzʊkəz) Also 7 zwookers. [Short for gadswookers (Gad n.5 3), Godsookers.] = next.1620 Shelton Quix. ii. xxv. 166 Zwookers (quoth Sancho) Ile not giue a farthing to know what is past. 1631 Massinger Emperor East iv. i, Zookers had I one of you zingle with this ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Zookers Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary
interjection (obsolete) An expression of mild annoyance, surprise etc. Wiktionary Origin of Zookers Shortened from gadswookers, Godsookers; compare gadzooks. www.yourdictionary.com
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Word watching answers: September 26, 2006 - The Times
ZOOKERS. (c) An exclamation or minced oath, expressing vexation, surprise, or other emotion. Short for “Godsookers”. www.thetimes.com
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Gadzooks
Gadzooks — Inc. is a mall oriented clothing retailer aimed at teenagers based in Carrollton, Texas. It was founded in 1983 as a T shirt business owned by two ... amslang.en-academic.com
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Lawyer Held in Contempt for Repeatedly Saying “Gadzooks” After ...
A search for “gadzooks” on Westlaw turned up 30 opinions by U.S. courts in which that word appears. But other than Campasano, all these opinions ... www.loweringthebar.net
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swearing among pirates alike - Captain Twill - Pyracy Pub
Zooks - as in gadzooks'. 1690s, from some exclamation, possibly God's hooks (nails of the cross) or even God's hocks. Cf. godsookers (1670s). pyracy.com
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transprose
transprose, v. (trɑːnsˈprəʊz, træns-) [f. trans- 2 + prose n. Orig. a nonce-word, to match transverse v.2, q.v.] trans. To turn into prose; to translate or render in prose. (Chiefly humorous.)1671 Villiers (Dk. Buckhm.) Rehearsal i. i. (Arb.) 31 Bayes... I Transverse it; that is, if it be Prose, put... Oxford English Dictionary
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god
▪ I. god (gɒd) Also 3–4 godd. [Com. Teut.: OE. god (masc. in sing.; pl. godu, godo neut., godas masc.) corresponds to OFris., OS., Du. god masc., OHG. got, cot (MHG. got, mod.Ger. gott) masc., ON. goð, guð neut. and masc., pl. goð, guð neut. (later Icel. pl. guðir masc.; Sw., Da. gud), Goth. guþ (ma... Oxford English Dictionary
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