gadsbud /ɡædˈzbʌd/ exclamation1 •(no longer used) An expression of surprise, shock, pleasure etc.Don Jer. Gadsbud, and a great fortune! Ferdinand, you are a prudent young rogue, and I forgive you: and, ifecks, you are a pretty little damsel. Give your father-in-law a kiss, you smiling rogue! — 1775
