jiminy

American  

[jim-uh-nee] / ˈdʒɪm ə ni /

Or jimminy

interjection

1. (a mild exclamation of surprise, emotion, or awe.)

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Etymology

Origin of jiminy

1810–20; perhaps alteration of Latin Jēsu Domine Lord Jesus!

Example Sentences

But jiminy, I was hungry and thirsty, and I wanted a fire, too.

From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

Oh, jiminy, Pee-wee went up in the air.

From Roy Blakeley by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese

Serve you right, too, by jiminy, the way you keep insinyating about—" "Go on an' tell me.

From Anderson Crow, Detective by McCutcheon, George Barr

Oh, jiminy, but he was proud of Wig.

From Roy Blakeley by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese

"By jiminy, I think he sees one now!" exclaimed Tom Bradford, who had just come up.

From Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches by Randall, Homer