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gadzookery

/gad-zoo-kuh-ree/US // gædˈzu kə ri //

嘎吱嘎吱的声音,嘎吱嘎吱,嘎吱嘎吱的响声,嘎吱嘎吱声

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    British.

    • : the use or overuse of period-specific or archaic expressions, as in a historical novel: Without any gadzookery and its excessive use of “forsooth,” “prithee,” etc., her first historical novel conveys a superb sense of the period.