bejesus
(used as a mild oath expressing dismay, anger, or the like.)
Informal. dickens; devil; deuce: The conglomerate plans to take that tiny company and expand the bejesus out of it.
Origin of bejesus
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How to use bejesus in a sentence
Forrest Gump was about as crimson as they come, and America loved the bejesus out of him.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Rednecks and Their Unjustly Unsung Kin | Allison Glock | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf we did this, we'd be able to tax the bejesus out of everyone doing business here, wherever they happened to be headquartered.
Biting, scratching, beating the bejesus out of one another, bounty hunting.
The NFL’s Hypocritical Outrage Against Bonuses for Injuring Players | Buzz Bissinger | March 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe goal should not be to terrify the bejesus out of the public, lest they scrunch their noses and give up.
Russia continues to drink itself into a stupor, but still the scares the bejesus out of everyone.
British Dictionary definitions for bejesus
/ (bɪˈdʒeɪzəz) informal /
an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, etc, regarded as a characteristic utterance of Irish people
the bejesus (intensifier) used in such phrases as beat the bejesus out of, scare the bejesus out of, etc
Origin of bejesus
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