Jesus, Mary and Joseph

interjection

Expletive, used in surprise, in disgust, or to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.

“Near-synonyms: Jesus Christ; Mother of God; see also Thesaurus:wow”

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Meanings

interjection

alternative Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

  1. idiomaticExpletive, used in surprise, in disgust, or to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.

    Near-synonyms: Jesus Christ; Mother of God; see also Thesaurus:wow

    1 more example

    "Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The man ran you down?"

    2013, Jack O' Keefe, Survivors of the Irish Great Hunger, 1845–1850, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 8

    Synonyms: Jesus Christ, Mother of God, adzooks, ay, caramba, mirabile dictu, chihuahua, begorra

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionExpletive, used in surprise, in disgust, or to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.

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Jesus ChristMother of Godadzooksaycarambamirabile dictuchihuahuabegorrableeding heckbleeding Norabless my heartbless my soulbless usbligeblimeybloody hellbloody Norablow meblow me backwardsblow me down
Also see
christ almightygod help someonejesus h. christlawdamercymercy memother of god

Origin

From origins in prayer, reciting the names of the Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph) and calling to them for intercession.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech ježíšmarjájosef, ježíšmarjájozef
  • ježíšmarjájosefexpletive
  • ježíšmarjájozefexpletive
  • ježíšmarjájosefeexpletive
  • Ježíš Mariaexpletive
French Jésus, Marie, Joseph
  • Jésus, Marie, Josephexpletive
Polish Jezus Maria
  • Jezus Mariaexpletive
Spanish Jesús, María y José
  • Jesús, María y Joséexpletive
Tagalog susmaryosep, hesusmaryosep
  • susmaryosepexpletive
  • hesusmaryosepexpletive
Vietnamese Giêsu Maria
  • Giêsu Mariaexpletive
Cite this entry
APA

Jesus, Mary and Joseph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%2C%20Mary%20and%20Joseph

MLA

“Jesus, Mary and Joseph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%2C%20Mary%20and%20Joseph. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jesus, Mary and Joseph,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%2C%20Mary%20and%20Joseph.

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