- gadzookery
- n. (British) use of archaisms (in literature)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
gadzookery — noun Date: 1955 British the use of archaisms (as in a historical novel) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Forthright's Forsoothery — Zounds! Whosoever shall gaze hither may find a trove of long lost words and betimes cry, Heyday! or Gramercy! No, seriously, though: This word list exemplifies forsoothery (sometimes also known as gadzookery ): archaic terms, especially as used… … Phrontistery dictionary