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bejesus

Speech parts

1. bejesus - Noun

2. bejesus - Interjection

Meaning

bejesus

Expressing surprise, annoyance, dismay, or anger.

bejesus (uncountable)

(euphemistic) Used for emphasis, similar to crap, shit or wits.
The bear scared the bejesus out of us.
He said you confused the bejesus out of him
This old lady just completely slapped the bejesus out of him.
That screaming, flaming skull in the closet totally scared the bejesus out of me!

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Examples

I looked around one stage school when I was maybe nine. It just scared the bejesus out of me. I was incredibly open, and the girls seemed fierce and determined. Emilia Clarke

Scares the bejesus out of people and makes them hate him. Because he's so [[good.]. Maurice Sendak

Not content simply scaring the bejesus out of moviegoers, also fancies itself a kind of biopic, one with a procedural interest in the hows and whys of the Warrens’ work. Source: Internet

The USA scares the bejesus out of me sometimes. Source: Internet

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