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bejesus

[ bih-jee-zuhs, -jey- ]

interjection

  1. (used as a mild oath expressing dismay, anger, or the like.)


noun

  1. Informal. dickens; devil; deuce:

    The conglomerate plans to take that tiny company and expand the bejesus out of it.

bejesus

/ ɪˈɪə /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, etc, regarded as a characteristic utterance of Irish people
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the bejesus
    (intensifier) used in such phrases as beat the bejesus out of , scare the bejesus out of , etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bejesus1

First recorded in 1905–10; alteration of oath by Jesus
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bejesus1

C20: alteration of by Jesus!
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Example Sentences

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“And you see these ads that scare the bejesus out of you, you’re like, ‘I know Trump’s weird or whatever, but I would rather his weirdness that doesn’t affect my kids.'”…

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The Redondo Beach Pier, first built in 1888 as a lumber wharf, burned spectacularly in 1988, perhaps from an electrical short from damage by two immense storms that had just beaten the bejesus out of the place.

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Santiago’s descent begins one night when a dead body scares the bejesus out of him by opening its eyes and screaming “Kill me, please.”

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Mr. Skal was an author with encyclopedic knowledge of a subject not always taken seriously — movies meant to scare the bejesus out of people — whose erudition, combined with a chatty writing style, made his books lively and entertaining.

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If such talk doesn’t scare the bejesus out of most voters once they’re tuned in, I’m confident it will at least turn off enough of them to give Mr. Thumbs-up a thumbs-down.

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