1) Antiquated oath 2) Relative of Gadzooks 1) Oath 2) Yoicks 
Overground Records | associated_acts = The Mob Zounds are an English anarcho punk/post-punk band from Reading formed in 1977. Originally, they were part of the cassette culture movement, releasing material on the Fuck Off Records label, and were also involved in the squatting and free festival scene. The name of the band is derived from the old En...
mild oath
• (interj.) An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of anger or wonder.
Zounds interj. [ Contracted from God's wounds .] An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of anger or wonder. 
[Othello] (86) [Archaic] by God's wounds.
(used as a mild oath.)