odzookens
odzookens interjection: expression of surprise or shock, my God, wow!
Interjection
- Expression of surprise or shock, my God, wow!
- “Here, here, odzookens, lad!” grinned the workman, stoldily, “thou ’lt vetch t’ river up if weeps zo ha-ard. Ztop un, ztop un ; do now.”1897, John Bennett, Master Skylark, page 138
- “His wife, you say, Mr. Sterling?” repeated Bradstreet testily. “Odzookens, I’ll have no tomfoolery or play-acting. Take her away, take her away.”1905, Mary Catherine Crowley, The Heroine of the Strait, page 344
- Synonyms:
- wow
Synonyms of odzookens
Origin of odzookens
Attested from the 19th century. Compare gadzooks from God’s hooks, ods bodikin from God’s bodkins, both allusions to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Questions about odzookens
- What does odzookens mean?
- Odzookens means expression of surprise or shock, my God, wow!
- What part of speech is odzookens?
- Odzookens is an interjection.
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