jiminy
US/ˈd͡ʒɪməni/
jiminy interjection: an expression of mild surprise or annoyance.
Interjection
- An expression of mild surprise or annoyance.
- He sat up with a jerk. "Holy Jiminy! How did you figure all that out?"1917, Elaine Sterne, The Road of Ambition, New York, N.Y.: Britton Publishing Company, page 120
- "Jimminy!" I thought. "Now I can do my Christmas shopping just like anybody." I dashed out along the town's main street to look at the glowing store windows and ponder what to buy.1956, Joe Evans Brown, Laughter Is a Wonderful Thing, New York, N.Y.: A. S. Barnes and Company, page 77
Forms of jiminy
| alternative form | geeminy |
|---|---|
| alternative form | geminy |
| alternative form | gemony |
| alternative form | jeemany |
| alternative form | jeminy |
| alternative form | jimminy |
Origin of jiminy
An alteration of earlier Gemini (“an expression of mild surprise or annoyance”); see there for more.
Words formed from jiminy
Phrases with jiminy
Questions about jiminy
- What does jiminy mean?
- Jiminy means an expression of mild surprise or annoyance.
- What part of speech is jiminy?
- Jiminy is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce jiminy?
- Jiminy is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪməni/ (US).
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