jumping Jehoshaphat
Old-fashioned surprised outburst
Jumping Jehoshaphat is a mild oath expressing surprise or astonishment: Jumping Jehoshaphat, you scared me!
The phrase substitutes the biblical king's name for Jesus, making it a euphemistic exclamation like gee whiz or holy Moses.
It sounds old-fashioned and is often used playfully or ironically.
- JehoshaphatAncient Judean sovereign
- exclamationForceful sudden utterance
- holyDedicated to the divine
- holy cowExpression of amazement
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
great Scott · goodness · gracious · good grief · for crying out loud · outburst · surprise · oh my stars · biblical · king · oath · minced · expletive · mild oath · by golly · golly · gee · heavens
profanity intensity
jumping Jehoshaphatgoddamn
Profane intensifier expressing frustration
Jesus Christ · holy shit · what the fuck · son of a bitch · damn it