Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gadzookery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gad-zook-ery
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of archaism, tushery.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"By anagramming letters and altering the order of words, he produces two quatrains, which we content merely to quote as examples of gadzookery."
"Her spare prose and dialogue give a period flavour without the dread excesses of gadzookery."
"The cladding is often gadzookery but the story motifs […]"
"[…] inspiring a whole genre of pseudo-Elizabethan fiction, sometimes described as "tushery" or "gadzookery.""
"[…] a middle course, avoiding both Gadzookery and modern colloquialism […]"

Etymology

From gadzooks + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gadzooks

Usage

Inflected Forms

gadzookeries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tushery

Questions

What does gadzookery mean?: The use of archaism, tushery.
Where does gadzookery come from?: From gadzooks + -ery.

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