bejesus
Used for emphasis, similar to crap, shit or witsUsed for emphasis, similar to crap, shit or wits.
/bəˈd͡ʒiːzəs/
» You scared the bejesus out of me.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial, euphemistic, uncountable)Used for emphasis, similar to crap, shit or wits.
The bear scared the bejesus out of us.
He said you confused the bejesus out of him.
Examples
3 sentencesYou scared the bejesus out of me.
Tom scared the bejesus out of Mary.
Tom scared the holy bejesus out of me.
deTom hat mich zu Tode erschreckt.
Origin
A reduced form of by Jesus.A reduced form of by Jesus.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable