Jesus H. Christ

interjection

, Sometimes Offensive.

1. (used as an oath or strong expression of disbelief, dismay, awe, disappointment, pain, etc.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jesus H. Christ¹

An Americanism dating back to 1845–50; the H probably from the Greek monogram for Jesus ( Iēsoûs in Greek), written IHS or IHC, derived from the first three letters of Iēsoûs written in Greek uncial (capital) letters, in which the H (the uncial Greek eta, transliterated as ē, is reinterpreted as the English letter H; Jesus