jiminy cricket



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!
See also: cricket

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tal'at-Arabic
Adairə-DEREnglish (Rare)
Militsa-Medieval Slavic
Madlenka-Czech
Firdaus-Arabic, Persian
ØIvind-Norwegian