Jiminy
Old-fashioned mild oath
Jiminy is a mild exclamation of surprise or emphasis, almost always in the phrase Jiminy Cricket! or Jiminy Christmas! —euphemisms that avoid saying Jesus Christ as an oath.
The expression sounds old-fashioned and wholesome, associated with mid-20th-century American speech.
Disney's cricket character in Pinocchio borrowed the name from this exclamation.
Pinocchio
Lying wooden puppet
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
- top hatTall formal headwear
Disney · animated · sidekick · guide · mentor · wisdom · singing · advisor · companion · puppet
cricket
Chirping legged insect
euphemism · surprise · mild oath · exclamation · astonishment · wonder · disbelief · heavens · goodness · gracious
JiminyJesus Christ
Christianity's central deity
Jesus H. Christ · Christ · Jesus · holy shit · damn
Jiminytempter
One who lures astray
bad influence · corrupter · enabler · devil on shoulder · Mephistopheles
- Jiminy Cricket
- by jiminyQuaint oath of surprise