Zounds
//zuːndz// intj
intj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Intj
- 1 Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc. dated
"'Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratch a man to death!"
Example
More examples"'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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