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jiminy
or jim·mi·ny
[ jim-uh-nee ]
interjection
- (a mild exclamation of surprise, emotion, or awe.)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jiminy1
1810–20; perhaps alteration of Latin Jēsu Domine Lord Jesus!
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Example Sentences
But even in LA, Emandal has developed into a sort of Jiminy Cricket I interplay with daily.
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By jiminy, we got to carry our cameras up a cliff and get some goat pictures.
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But jiminy, I was sleepy when Carson woke me and I had to stagger out into the dark and the cold.
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Theres no good and bad; but by Jiminy, gents, theres a rotten game, and theres a great game.
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Jiminy, but it looked good and I wished we were up at Temple Camp, raising our colors near the boat landing.
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In later years, the phrase degenerated to the simple "by jiminy," and its meaning had been lost.
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