bejabbers
[ bih-jab-erz ]
/ bɪˈdʒæb ərz /
interjection
(used as a mild oath expressing astonishment, dismay, disbelief, or the like).
noun
Informal.
dickens; devil: The fighter's left uppercut knocked the bejabbers out of his opponent.
Also
be·ja·bers
[bih-jey-berz] /bɪˈdʒeɪ bərz/.
Origin of bejabbers
First recorded in 1815–25; alleged to be euphemistic alteration of
by Jesus
Words nearby bejabbers
Example sentences from the Web for bejabbers
The latter looked long and carefully at the thing and muttered, "Bejabbers, I never saw one like that before!"
Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland |Daniel Turner HolmesBejabbers then, we won't be afther murtherin' him outright; we'll jest let him go back to the river an' dhrown hisself!
Down the Yellowstone |Lewis R. Freeman