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jumping Jesus

jumping Jesus interjection: expression of shock or surprise; Jesus Christ.

Interjection

  1. (mildly blasphemous) Expression of shock or surprise; Jesus Christ.
    • Jumping Jesus! I just won $500.
    • He will guess as how we are pretty considerably damned clever, that we get along slick, and by the jumping Jesus, are not to be made wheelbarrows of.1829, John MacTaggart, Three Years in Canada, volume I, page 210
    Synonyms:
    wow

Synonyms of jumping Jesus

Questions about jumping Jesus

What does jumping Jesus mean?
Jumping Jesus means expression of shock or surprise; Jesus Christ.
What part of speech is jumping Jesus?
Jumping Jesus is an interjection.

Words near jumping Jesus in the dictionary

  1. jumping in with both feet
  2. jumping into action
  3. jumping jack
  4. jumping jacks
  5. jumping Jehoshaphat
  6. jumping Jesus
  7. jumping Judas
  8. jumping mice
  9. jumping mouse
  10. jumping off
  11. jumping on

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