jiminy cricket

A minced oath for "Jesus Christ," expressing surprise, shock, or astonishment. Jiminy cricket, the bill for that dinner is nearly $200! We won the lottery? Jiminy cricket, that's amazing news!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sechnall	-	Irish
Randell	RAN-dəl	English
Dietlinde	deet-LIN-də	German
Demelza	-	English (British)
Jago	-	Cornish
Fernando	fer-NAHN-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese