Quote Originally Posted by Big D View Post
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.