Jebus

[ jee-buhs ]

noun

1. an ancient Canaanite city taken by David: it later became Jerusalem.

Example Sentences

Homer pleads for the help of Jebus in season 11's "Missionary: Impossible" while escaping from a bloodthirsty Betty White and her PBS pledge drive cronies.

From Salon

To this day, I don’t think I’ve heard anything funnier than Homer crying: “Save me, Jebus!” except, perhaps, “I’m no missionary, I don’t even believe in Jebus!”

From Wall Street Journal

Of the four cities of the Hivites—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim—Gibeon, two good hours north-west of Jebus, was the most important.

From Project Gutenberg

At first the chief was priest and king after the order of Melchisedec of the Ammonite city, Jebus—that is to say, he received divine honours while wielding the temporal authority.

From Project Gutenberg

The Lede offers the clip above, from the 2000 episode “Missionary: Impossible,” in which Homer memorably declared, “I’m no missionary, I don’t even believe in Jebus!” seconds before uttering the despairing plea, “Save me, Jebus!”

From New York Times