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make baby Jesus cry

make baby Jesus cry verb: to provoke a negative reaction due to being offensive, unpleasant, immoral, etc.

Verb

make baby Jesus cry (third-person singular simple present makes baby Jesus cry, present participle making baby Jesus cry, simple past and past participle made baby Jesus cry)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, often, sarcastic) To provoke a negative reaction due to being offensive, unpleasant, immoral, etc.
    • My mom won't let me watch that show. All the sex and violence makes baby Jesus cry.

Forms of make baby Jesus cry

third-person singular presentmakes baby Jesus cry
present participlemaking baby Jesus cry
past participlemade baby Jesus cry
pastmade baby Jesus cry
alternative formmake Baby Jesus cry
alternative formmake the baby Jesus cry

Questions about make baby Jesus cry

What does make baby Jesus cry mean?
Make baby Jesus cry means to provoke a negative reaction due to being offensive, unpleasant, immoral, etc.
What part of speech is make baby Jesus cry?
Make baby Jesus cry is a verb.
What is the past tense of make baby Jesus cry?
The past tense of make baby Jesus cry is made baby Jesus cry.

Words near make baby Jesus cry in the dictionary

  1. make and mend
  2. make and mends
  3. make as if
  4. make away
  5. make away with
  6. make baby Jesus cry
  7. make bank
  8. make beautiful music together
  9. make belief
  10. make believe
  11. make believes

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