ods bodikins

English

Alternative forms

• Gadsbodikins
• ods bodikin, odsbodikins
• odds bud, oddsbud, ods bud
• adsbud
• 'sbodikins

Etymology

Alteration of God's bodkins.

Interjection

ods bodikins

1. (archaic) A corruption of "God's bodkins", referring to the nails used in the crucifixion. Formerly used in oaths and ejaculatory phrases.

See also

• blimey
• bloody
• gadzooks
• 'sblood
• 'sdeath
• 'struth, strewth
• 'zounds, zounds