bejesus

[ bih-jee-zuhs, -jey- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

Informal. dickens; devil; deuce:
The conglomerate plans to take that tiny company and expand the bejesus out of it.

bejesus

/ bɪˈdʒeɪzəz /

an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, etc, regarded as a characteristic utterance of Irish people

the bejesus
(intensifier) used in such phrases as beat the bejesus out of , scare the bejesus out of , etc

Origin of bejesus¹

First recorded in 1905–10; alteration of oath by Jesus

Origin of bejesus¹

C20: alteration of by Jesus!

Forrest Gump was about as crimson as they come, and America loved the bejesus out of him.

If we did this, we'd be able to tax the bejesus out of everyone doing business here, wherever they happened to be headquartered.

Biting, scratching, beating the bejesus out of one another, bounty hunting.

The goal should not be to terrify the bejesus out of the public, lest they scrunch their noses and give up.

Russia continues to drink itself into a stupor, but still the scares the bejesus out of everyone.

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