Definition
An archaic exclamation, a minced oath combining 'God's' with 'swoons,' expressing amazement or distress.
Etymology
From 'God's' plus 'swoons' (fainting or loss of consciousness), creating an emphatic exclamation used in Early Modern English.
Kelly Says
Gadswoons perfectly captures the drama of Early Modern English—people literally swore they were swooning, turning an emotion into an oath.
Translations
ARالعربية
انزلاق
in-zalag
CACatalà
desplaçaments
des-pla-sa-men-ts
CSČeština
klouzání
k-lou-za-ni
DADansk
glidende
g-li-den-de
DEDeutsch
Rutschen
troo-chen
ELΕλληνικά
απόφραξη
a-po-fra-xi
ESEspañol
deslizamientos
des-lay-samiento-s
FAفارسی
لغزیدن
la-gh-ze-deen
FISuomi
liukumisia
lee-u-koo-mi-sia
FRFrançais
glissements
glee-sman-s
HUMagyar
csúszások
choo-shaz-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
selip
se-lip
ITItaliano
scivolamenti
sk-vo-la-men-ti
KKKK
скольжение
skol-zhenie
KO한국어
미끄러짐
mig-geu-reo-jim
MSBahasa Melayu
gesel
ge-sel
NLNederlands
glijden
h-ly-den
PLPolski
poślizgnięcia
po-sh-leez-gne-che
PTPortuguês
deslizamentos
des-lay-samento-s
RORomână
alunecări
a-loo-ne-ka-ri
RUРусский
скольжения
skol-zheniya
SVSvenska
skridningar
skree-dningar
SWKiswahili
kusanyika
koo-sa-ni-ka
TLTL
pagsisilip
pa-g-si-si-lip
TRTürkçe
kaymalar
kay-ma-lar
UKУкраїнська
слизь
s-leez
VITiếng Việt
trượt
troo-t
ZUZU
ukushela
oo-ku-she-la