bejabers
/bɪˈdʒeɪbəz
/(also bejabbers /bɪˈdʒabəz/)
exclamation
Another way of saying bejesus.It's always the same for the fast guy out on the wing: he can run like the bejabbers, so he must be a cream puff when it comes to tackling and the real rough and tumble....
- For some reason, all of this has scared the bejabbers out of the Democrats.
- You'd better not mess up my room or I'll beat the bejabbers outta you!
Origin
Early 19th century: alteration of by Jesus.