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bejesus

[bih-jee-zuhs, -jey-] Origin

be·je·sus

[bih-jee-zuhs, -jey-]
interjection
1.
(used as a mild oath expressing dismay, anger, or the like).
noun
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Informal. dickens; devil; deuce: The conglomerate plans to take that tiny company and expand the bejesus out of it.

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Bejesus is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1905–10; alteration of oath by Jesus
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bejesus (bɪˈdʒeɪzəz)
 
interj
1.  an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, etc, regarded as a characteristic utterance of Irish people
 
n
2.  the bejesus (intensifier) used in such phrases as beat the bejesus out of, scare the bejesus out of, etc
 
[C20: alteration of by Jesus!]

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bejesus
mild expletive, 1908, from by Jesus.
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