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gadzooks

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gadzooks /ɡadˈzuːks /
exclamation archaic an exclamation of surprise or annoyance.
– ORIGIN late 17th century: alteration of God's hooks, i.e. the nails by which Christ was fastened to the cross; see gad2.
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