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
Uilani-Hawaiian
Iafeth-Biblical Latin
Dinisdee-NEES (Portuguese), jee-NEES (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese
Adkin['ædkin]
Iina-Finnish
Berenike-Ancient Greek