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bejesusenUK
be·je·sus also be·jee·zus B0166700 (bĭ-jē′zəs)n. Slang Used euphemistically for intensive effect in idioms such as scare the bejesus out of (someone) for scare (someone) very much.interj. Used to express exasperation, annoyance, or surprise.
[Alteration of by Jesus.]bejesus (bɪˈdʒeɪzəz) interjan exclamation of surprise, emphasis, etc, regarded as a characteristic utterance of Irish peoplenthe bejesus (intensifier) used in such phrases as beat the bejesus out of, scare the bejesus out of, etc[C20: alteration of by Jesus!]be•je•sus (bɪˈdʒi zəs, -ˈdʒeɪ-)
n. 1. dickens: scared the bejesus out of me. interj. 2. (used as a mild oath.) [1905–10; by Jesus] bejesusenUK
scare the bejesus out of (someone)To shock or frighten someone very suddenly and/or severely. ("Bejesus," a mild euphemistic oath, is here used as an intensifying noun.) Don't sneak up on me like that, you scared the bejesus out of me! That car accident seems to have scared the bejesus out of Janet—she's still shaken by it.See also: bejesus, of, out, scarebeat the bejesus out of (one)rude slang To physically attack one, as with punches and other blows, such that they suffer significant injury. "Bejesus" (an alteration of "Jesus") is a mild oath used as an intensifier. Our neighbor is in the hospital because a burglar beat the bejesus out of him. I'm worried that the captain of the football team will beat the bejesus out of me if he finds out that I'm secretly seeing his girlfriend. If you ever scare me like that again, I'll beat the bejesus out of you, I swear!See also: beat, bejesus, of, outbeat the bejesus out of someone hit someone very hard or for a long time.See also: beat, bejesus, of, out, someonescare the bejesus out of someone frighten someone very much. 2001 GQ This place is going to scare the bejesus out of the fuddy-duddy Sloaney-Pony set. Bejesus is an alteration of the exclamation by Jesus! It is often found in its Anglo-Irish form bejasus or bejabers .See also: bejesus, of, out, scare, someone |