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单词 bejabbers
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bejabbers

[ bih-jab-erz ]
/ bɪˈdʒæb ərz /

interjection

(used as a mild oath expressing astonishment, dismay, disbelief, or the like).

noun

Informal. dickens; devil: The fighter's left uppercut knocked the bejabbers out of his opponent.
Also be·ja·bers [bih-jey-berz]. /bɪˈdʒeɪ bərz/.

Origin of bejabbers

First recorded in 1815–25; alleged to be euphemistic alteration of by Jesus

Words nearby bejabbers

in with, be, Beira, Beirut, Beit Knesset, Beja, bejabbers, Béjart, bejel, bejesus, bejewel, bejewelled
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Example sentences from the Web for bejabbers

  • The latter looked long and carefully at the thing and muttered, "Bejabbers, I never saw one like that before!"

    Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland|Daniel Turner Holmes
  • Bejabbers then, we won't be afther murtherin' him outright; we'll jest let him go back to the river an' dhrown hisself!

    Down the Yellowstone|Lewis R. Freeman
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