Jehoshaphatn.

Brit.

/dʒᵻˈhɒʃəfat/,

/dʒᵻˈhɒsəfat/, U.S.

/dʒəˈhɑsəˌfæt/

Forms: Also Jehosaphat, etc.

Etymology: < the name of the biblical king Jehoshaphat (2 Sam. 8:16, etc.).

Originally U.S.

Used interjectionally as a mild expletive. Frequently jumping Jehoshaphat.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > exclamation of emotion [interjection]

goodness1623

agad1672

Godsokers1672

Oh dear!1694

law1763

lud1767

Dear me!1773

Lor1776

dear knows!1805

Great God!1819

Great Scott1852

Jehoshaphat1857

lors1860

Great Sun!1867

Great Caesar!1870

gracious me!1884

my (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt!1886

snakes1891

lieber Gott1898

my gosh!1920

cor1931

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > other religious oaths

Petera1375

by this (good) lightc1380

passionc1390

by (all) the powers!c1425

hattersa1500

(by) Gog's arms, blood, body?1520

by my halidom1533

by (the) salmon?1536

as I am a sinner1682

by the holy poker1770

by the piper!1790

so help me salmon1834

Jehoshaphat1857

1857 S. A. Hammett Sam Slick in Texas xxiv. 161 ‘Jehosophat!’..‘Easy over the stones, Joe,’ ses I.

1866 M. Reid Headless Horseman vi. 39 Geehosofat! what a putty beest it air!

1866 M. Reid Headless Horseman xviii. 100 By the jumpin' Geehosofat, what a gurl she air sure enuf!

1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. xiii. 195 Great Jehoshaphat!..can't you see when a gentleman is on the stump?

1898 J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 123 ‘Oh, Jehosephat!’ cried the old man, with a chuckle.

1935 G. Heyer Death in Stocks iv. 41 ‘Great jumping Jehoshaphat!’ he exclaimed. ‘Who did it?’

1972 Guardian 16 Dec. 10/1 Why Jeehosophat, Houston, you surely have hit the jack-rabbit on the head.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jehoshaphat
释义	Jehoshaphatn. Brit. /dʒᵻˈhɒʃəfat/, /dʒᵻˈhɒsəfat/, U.S. /dʒəˈhɑsəˌfæt/ Forms: Also Jehosaphat, etc. Etymology: < the name of the biblical king Jehoshaphat (2 Sam. 8:16, etc.). Originally U.S. Used interjectionally as a mild expletive. Frequently jumping Jehoshaphat. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > exclamation of emotion [interjection] goodness1623 agad1672 Godsokers1672 Oh dear!1694 law1763 lud1767 Dear me!1773 Lor1776 dear knows!1805 Great God!1819 Great Scott1852 Jehoshaphat1857 lors1860 Great Sun!1867 Great Caesar!1870 gracious me!1884 my (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt!1886 snakes1891 lieber Gott1898 my gosh!1920 cor1931 the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > other religious oaths Petera1375 by this (good) lightc1380 passionc1390 by (all) the powers!c1425 hattersa1500 (by) Gog's arms, blood, body?1520 by my halidom1533 by (the) salmon?1536 as I am a sinner1682 by the holy poker1770 by the piper!1790 so help me salmon1834 Jehoshaphat1857 1857 S. A. Hammett Sam Slick in Texas xxiv. 161 ‘Jehosophat!’..‘Easy over the stones, Joe,’ ses I. 1866 M. Reid Headless Horseman vi. 39 Geehosofat! what a putty beest it air! 1866 M. Reid Headless Horseman xviii. 100 By the jumpin' Geehosofat, what a gurl she air sure enuf! 1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. xiii. 195 Great Jehoshaphat!..can't you see when a gentleman is on the stump? 1898 J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 123 ‘Oh, Jehosephat!’ cried the old man, with a chuckle. 1935 G. Heyer Death in Stocks iv. 41 ‘Great jumping Jehoshaphat!’ he exclaimed. ‘Who did it?’ 1972 Guardian 16 Dec. 10/1 Why Jeehosophat, Houston, you surely have hit the jack-rabbit on the head. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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