jiminy
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of jiminy
1810–20; perhaps alteration of Latin Jēsu Domine Lord Jesus!
Example Sentences
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My shoes felt burned through and my face felt blistered, and jiminy, how I sweat!
From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
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
“Cause you know, partner,” Perk went on solemnly, “when we do want to skip out it’s bound to be in a hoppin’ hurry an’ there’d be no time to look her over then, by jiminy.
From Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes by Newcomb, Ambrose
Oh, jiminy, you could hear a pin drop, everyone was so quiet.
From Roy Blakeley by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese
And, by jiminy crickets! there goes the breakfast bell!
From Marjorie's Maytime by Wells, Carolyn
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