interjection
- An archaic exclamation used to express surprise, annoyance, or emphasis; a mild oath.
Usage: archaic; chiefly British; often used in historical fiction and period literature
Examples
- Ods bodkins! What a terrible turn of events.
- Ods fish, I cannot believe what I have just witnessed.
- In the old play, the character exclaimed 'Ods!' in frustration.
- Ods bodikins was a common oath in Elizabethan times.