gadzooks
/ɡædˈzuːks/
gadzooks interjection: an expression of surprise, shock, etc.
Interjection
- An expression of surprise, shock, etc.
- “I should explain that among the books that recently arrived at the office was a slim volume from his pen dealing with the Preparatory School and giving it an enthusiastic build-up. The formative years which we spent there, he said, were the happiest of our life.”
“Gadzooks!”1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter II
- Synonyms:
- wow
- “I should explain that among the books that recently arrived at the office was a slim volume from his pen dealing with the Preparatory School and giving it an enthusiastic build-up. The formative years which we spent there, he said, were the happiest of our life.”
gadzooks meaning in Tamil
gadzooks in Tamil
- புரளி
Synonyms of gadzooks
Forms of gadzooks
| alternative form | gazooks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | odsooks |
| alternative form | adzooks |
| alternative form | odzooks |
| alternative form | odzookens |
| alternative form | odzookers |
Origin of gadzooks
Minced form of God's hooks, a reference to the nails of the crucifixion of Christ.
Words formed from gadzooks
Words that rhyme with gadzooks
Questions about gadzooks
- What does gadzooks mean?
- Gadzooks means an expression of surprise, shock, etc.
- What is gadzooks in Tamil?
- Gadzooks in Tamil is புரளி. See Gadzooks meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gadzooks?
- Gadzooks is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce gadzooks?
- Gadzooks is pronounced /ɡædˈzuːks/.
Words near gadzooks in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gadzooks (page history and authors); gadzooks (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gadzooks.wav.
Cite this entry: “gadzooks.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/gadzooks. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.