Jesus H. Christ
An expression of surprise, shock, etcAn expression of surprise, shock, etc.
Meaning
1 sensesAn expression of surprise, shock, etc.
Near-synonyms: Christ almighty; good God; Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Origin
Unknown. An extension of Jesus Christ with a fantastical middle initial, perhaps derived fUnknown. An extension of Jesus Christ with a fantastical middle initial, perhaps derived from a reading of ΙΗΣ (IĒS) (sometimes ΙΗϹ (IĒS), using a lunate sigma), a Greek-alphabet abbreviation for Jesus (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ) as three initials in Latin letters. See "Christogram" at Wikipedia.
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