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[Heath]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Peacock ^

Zounds means something like "the wound of god". My high school english teacher said that anyways.

Always the definition I've been given as well. Well, "God's wounds" but same difference.

[Araciel]

I learned about the god's wounds thing from the simpsons.

but don't listen to them, it's actually like sounds but with a buzzzing noise.

[Xaven]

Originally Posted by Big D ^

Like others have said, 'zounds' is short for 'by God's wounds', and it's a rather potent Shakespearean epithet.

Handy tip for this word: It does not rhyme with 'hounds'.

My 9th grade English teacher said it was pronounced "zownds," as in "hounds". D:

Sensory Input Conflict. Prepare to self-destruct. D:

We had a whole lesson on medieval insults. I forgot mine. Something to do with a moldwarp.

[Big D]

Originally Posted by Xaven ^

Originally Posted by Big D ^

Like others have said, 'zounds' is short for 'by God's wounds', and it's a rather potent Shakespearean epithet.

Handy tip for this word: It does not rhyme with 'hounds'.

My 9th grade English teacher said it was pronounced "zownds," as in "hounds". D:

A fairly common mistake, that. Unless your English teacher also pronounces 'wound' (injury) the same as 'hound'. The more comprehensive English dictionaries include this word, along with the correct pronunciation; same goes for many annotated editions of Shakespeare's plays.