bejesus
[ bih-jee-zuh s, -jey- ]
/ bɪˈdʒi zəs, -ˈdʒeɪ- /
interjection
(used as a mild oath expressing dismay, anger, or the like).
noun
Informal.
dickens; devil; deuce: The conglomerate plans to take that tiny company and expand the bejesus out of it.
Origin of bejesus
First recorded in 1905–10; alteration of oath
by Jesus
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British Dictionary definitions for be-jesus
bejesus
/ (bɪˈdʒeɪzəz) informal /
interjection
an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, etc, regarded as a characteristic utterance of Irish people
noun
the bejesus
(intensifier) used in such phrases as beat the bejesus out of, scare the bejesus out of, etc
Word Origin for bejesus
C20: alteration of
by Jesus!