odds bodkins

"Odds bodkins" is an exclamation or interjection used in Old English and Early Modern English, typically as a mild oath or a way to express surprise or frustration. It is an archaic phrase that combines two words, "odds" which means "strange" or "strange things," and "bodkins" which refers to a small pointed instrument or dagger. The phrase is often associated with the character Shakespeare's Hamlet, who uses it to convey his displeasure or annoyance.