bejesus

Wits, emphatic version

Bejesus is supposed to be a milder and less offensive interjection than Jesus.

It is often used as noun for exaggeration, in expressions like It scared the bejesus out of me.

irish

bejabbers

Irish mild expletive

Gaelic · brogue · colleen · boyo · craic · blarney · mother of God

exclamation

gosh

Tame exclamation of surprise

  • gollyGentle exclamation of surprise
  • geeMild exclamation of surprise
  • jeepersMild surprise exclamation

crikey · blimey · goodness · gracious · heavens · lordy · mercy · yikes · zounds · gadzooks

idiom

scare

Cause sudden fright

shock · beat · annoy · bore · wits · hell · stuffing · crap · daylights · tar

Opposites
profanity intensity

bejesusJesus Christ

Christianity's central deity

goddamn · holy shit · damn · Christ · hell

emotional register

bejesusgoodness

Moral excellence

gracious · my word · dear me · oh my · gosh

Family

bejeezus

Familiarity
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