odsbodikins

interjection

ods·​bod·​i·​kins

(ˈ)ädzˈbädə̇kə̇nz,

-dēk-

variants or less commonly ods bodkins

-ˈbädkə̇nz

often capitalized

archaic

—a mild oath

Word History

Etymology

probably euphemism for God's bodykins

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