zooks
[ zooks, zooks ]
interjection
(used in exclamatory phrases as a mild oath.)
Origin of zooks
11625–35; short for Gadzooks
Words Nearby zooks
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How to use zooks in a sentence
He told jokes which were old at his own castle, but were new to King zooks.
Hints to Pilgrims | Charles Stephen BrooksBut everybody was so merry, and in particular King zooks, that no one minded.
Hints to Pilgrims | Charles Stephen Brooks"There's the gray beginning, zooks," he muttered to himself, in half-conscious quotation.
The Mark Of Cain | Andrew Langzooks, parson, you remember how he recommended the veather o' her to me.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Henry Fieldingzooks, but it is, madam, a very great while: to a man that admires a fine woman as much as I do.
Love for Love | William Congreve
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