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zounds
[ zoundz ]
interjection
Archaic.
- (used as a mild oath.)
zounds
/ zwa蕣ndz; za蕣ndz; za蕣ndz /
interjection
- archaic.a mild oath indicating surprise, indignation, etc
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of zounds1
C16: euphemistic shortening of God's wounds
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Example Sentences
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鈥淎 few centuries ago, a student鈥檚 鈥榸ounds鈥 or 鈥榞adzooks鈥 would turn an English teacher鈥檚 face purple,鈥 he said.
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Zounds, a boatload of conservatives are taking to the high seas.
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He was the bass player for the anarcho punk band Zounds, among others, and was much loved.
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鈥淶ounds!鈥 was a twee shortening of 鈥淏y his wounds,鈥 as in those of Jesus.
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鈥淕ut鈥 gut鈥ounds normal鈥 as he listened with his stethoscope, feeling gently on my belly and then finally tap on some reflexes with his tomahawk hammer.聽
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