Definitions
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- noun the use of
archaism , tushery - adjective Filled with or full of archaisms.
Etymologies
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From gadzooks + -ery
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Examples
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Bridget's novel, set in colonial Virginia, features an engaging and cohesive plot, but the dialogue contains so much gadzookery that it doesn't sound realistic.
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We’ve all stumbled through those historical novels where the plot and dialogue have been overwhelmed by the author’s well-intentioned research; my favorite term for this was coined by a reviewer: “gadzookery.”
Archive 2009-07-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009
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We won't accuse Dickens of gadzookery ( "the bane of historical fiction," as historical novelist John Vernon called it in
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