(ˈ)ädzˈbädə̇kə̇nz, -dēk- interjection
also ods bodkins -ˈbädkə̇nz
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: probably euphemism for God's bodykins
archaic — a mild oath
(ˈ)ädzˈbädə̇kə̇nz, -dēk- interjection
also ods bodkins -ˈbädkə̇nz
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: probably euphemism for God's bodykins
archaic — a mild oath
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012