jeepers creepers!



jeepers creepers!

An interjection of surprise or delight. The equivalent of “no kidding!” or “wow!” depending on the context, the phrase came from a 1938 popular song first sung by Louis “Sachmo” Armstrong in the movie Going Places. The chorus began, “Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those peepers? / Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those eyes?”
See also: jeepers

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Antigonos-Ancient Greek
EduardE-doo-ahrt (German)German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Romanian, Georgian, Armenian
ElÇIn-Azerbaijani
KatharineKATH-ə-rin (English), KATH-rin (English), kah-tah-REE-nə (German)English, German
Chichi-Western African, Igbo
&Aelig;&Eth;Elstan-Anglo-Saxon