zounds
pronunciation
How to pronounce zounds in British English:
UK [zaʊndz]
How to pronounce zounds in American English:
US [zaʊndz]
Word Origin
- zounds (interj.)
- c. 1600, oath of surprise or anger, altered from (by) God's wounds!, in reference to the wounds of Christ on the Cross. "One of the innumerable oaths having reference to Christ's passion" [Century Dictionary]. Compare gadzooks.