[gad-zooks] 
| (used as a mild oath.) |
| gad·zooks (gād'zōōks') interj. Used as a mild or ironic oath: "Gadzooks! Is there a panic detector, akin to a smoke detector, that sniffs anxiety in the air?" (George F. Will). [Perhaps alteration of God's hooks, the nails of the crucifixion of Christ.] |
