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gadzookery - Word of the Day - Tue Jun 25, 2024


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gadzookery - (noun) - the use of archaic language or speech

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His penchant for gadzookery was amusing at the Renaissance fair, where he delighted visitors with his old-fashioned expressions.

 

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 After the term gadzooks fell from regular use, the term gadzookery was adopted (sometime around 1955) to refer to the deliberate use of old-fashioned language. 

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