gadzookery

Etymology

From gadzooks + -ery.

gadzookery means the use of archaism, tushery. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

The use of archaism, tushery.“By anagramming letters and altering the order of words, he produces two quatrains, which we content merely to quote as examples of gadzookery.”