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bejabbers

be·jab·bers
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bih-jab-erz]
    • /bɪˈdʒæb ərz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bih-jab-erz]
    • /bɪˈdʒæb ərz/

Definitions of bejabbers word

  • abbreviation BEJABBERS bejesus 3
  • noun bejabbers Informal. dickens; devil: The fighter's left uppercut knocked the bejabbers out of his opponent. 1
  • noun bejabbers bejesus. 0

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Origin of bejabbers

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; alleged to be euphemistic alteration of by Jesus

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Parts of speech for Bejabbers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bejabbers popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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