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Gadzooks — Inc. is a mall oriented clothing retailer aimed at teenagers based in Carrollton, Texas. It was founded in 1983 as a T shirt business owned by two Texas businessmen, Jerry Szczepanski and Larry Titus. [http://www.answers.com/topic/gadzooks inc]… … Wikipedia
Gadzooks — [gad zo͞oks′, gadzooks′] interj. [< God s hooks, nails of the Cross] Archaic used as a mild oath … English World dictionary
Gadzooks — Interjection showing surprise. Gadzooks! You really startled me … Dictionary of american slang
Gadzooks — Interjection showing surprise. Gadzooks! You really startled me … Dictionary of american slang
gadzooks — amazing, holy Moses, wow Bev had triplets! Gadzooks! How did that happen? … English idioms
gadzooks — interjection Usage: often capitalized Etymology: perhaps from God s hooks, the nails of the Crucifixion Date: 1694 archaic used as a mild oath … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gadzooks — /gad zoohks /, interj. Archaic. (used as a mild oath.) Also, Odzooks, Odzookers. [1645 55; perh. repr. God s hooks (i.e., the nails of Christ s Cross); cf. GAD] * * * … Universalium
gadzooks — interjection /ɡædˈzuːks/ An expression of surprise, shock etc. Syn: blimey, cor, crikey, goodness me, goodness gracious, gosh … Wiktionary
gadzooks — mild oath Forthright s Forsoothery … Phrontistery dictionary
gadzooks — interj. (Archaic) exclamation that expresses surprise, exclamation used as a mild oath … English contemporary dictionary
