odzooks

interjection

od·​zooks

ädˈzu̇ks,

-üks

variants or less commonly odzookers

-kə(r)z

sometimes capitalized

—a mild oath

Word History

Etymology

od (euphemism for God) + -zooks or -zookers (origin unknown)

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