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
Judy['dʒu:di]
GÖKsu-Turkish
Sewerynase-ve-RI-nahPolish
Micha-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
ValĒRijs-Latvian
Suhartosoo-HAHR-toIndonesian, Javanese