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interjection
1.
(used as a mild oath expressing dismay, anger, or the like).
noun
2.
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
1905–10; alteration of oath by Jesus
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Word Origin & History
bejesus
mild expletive, 1908, from by Jesus.
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