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A good Shakespearean-sounding curse.
Derived from "God's Wounds", which apparently was considered a vulgar reference to Jesus at the time.
zounds! I am undone!
zounds by Moo August 25, 2003
Related Words

zounderkite 

From German descent, an adjective that dsecribes a person whose idiot conduct results in retarded mistakes.
"Because Jake treated Jackie like proper crap, she rejected him when he asked her out. What a zounderkite."
zounderkite by Amy D. April 26, 2005
Archaic expression of shock or suprise. Derives from "God's wounds". As with similar archaisms, "Zwounds" is used in jocular contexts by tedious nerds with intellectual pretentions.
Zwounds, sir! Dash it all!
zwounds by Battered Osidge September 30, 2006

zounderkite 

A idiot with very little common sense and often makes stupid mistakes. a (Zounderkite) is also very clumsy.
Wow, Ethan is such a huge Zounderkite.
zounderkite by Kyle-flute-young December 12, 2018
An exclamatory statement made when one is sarcastically surprised. Should be said with fingers on both hands extended out like spider legs and big blank exaggerated eyes like Johnny Depp ....perhaps while wearing a black eyeliner pencil moustache
!!ZOUNDS!!
Zounds by Wolfnipplechips September 1, 2016
n. English (elizabethan) abbreviation for "God's Wounds", being the nail marks in wrists and feet.

Euphemism for a swear word.
Sadly I have no example, but I read it in Shakespeare somewhere.
Zounds by Stu Savory December 2, 2003