jiminy
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of jiminy
1810–20; perhaps alteration of Latin Jēsu Domine Lord Jesus!
Example Sentences
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"By jiminy," he cried, "I got the very thing for you, Max."
From Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter by Montague Glass
In de olt country, ven dey says 't-chug, t-chug,' ten it rain by jiminy!
From A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage by Clara Morris
The 'varsity afterwards called it "bull-luck" and "fluke" and several other belittling names, but "Boots" said it was "quick thinking and football, by jiminy!"
From Left End Edwards by C. M. (Charles Mark) Relyea
In later years, the phrase degenerated to simply "by jiminy" and its meaning had been lost.
From Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
"By jiminy, here's another!" and Jack found another cracker farther along.
From Two Little Women by Carolyn Wells
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