bejabbers

American  

[bih-jab-erz] / bɪˈdʒæb ərz /

Also bejabers

interjection

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

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noun

1. Informal. dickens; devil.

   The fighter's left uppercut knocked the bejabbers out of his opponent.

Etymology

Origin of bejabbers

First recorded in 1815–25; alleged to be euphemistic alteration of by Jesus

Example Sentences

“It scared the bejabbers out of me,” Bowie wrote in Vanity Fair in 2003.

From Washington Post

There are also countless historical curses that we should definitely bring back, from "Bejabbers!" to "By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of purgatory!"

From Salon

But a good supply of motherly patience comes in handy when trying to convince a 6-year-old boy to wear a face mask, explain why and not scare the bejabbers out of him.

From Washington Times

On Saturday, the Yankees scared the bejabbers out of their closer, Kenley Jansen, before losing after a controversial ninth-inning call.

From Los Angeles Times

Which is to say its entire cast is downed in a hail of gunfire whereupon, variously and continually wounded, they spend most of the movie crawling over the filthy warehouse floor, shooting the living bejabbers out of one another.

From Seattle Times