Gadzooks Definition

gădzo͝oks
interjection
Used as a mild oath.
Webster's New World
(archaic) An expression of surprise, shock etc.
Wiktionary

Origin of Gadzooks

  • Perhaps alteration of God's hooks the nails of the crucifixion of Jesus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Contraction of God’s hooks, with reference to the nails of the crucifixion of Jesus.

    From Wiktionary