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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
jumping Jesus en · INTJ
Meanings
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(qualifier:mildly blasphemous) Expression of shock or surprise; Jesus Christ.
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:Oh, jumping Jesus Christ. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Indians are dumb.
1968, Israel Horovitz, Indian Wants the Bronx, page 27:Jumping Jesus! I just won $500.
Synonyms
wow