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Zounds

//zuːndz// intj

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Intj
  1. 1
    Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc. dated

    "'Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratch a man to death!"

Etymology

Minced form of God's wounds, with reference to the wounds from Christ's crucifixion. Compare strewth, blimey, gadzooks, 'sblood, crikey.

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