jumping Jesus

interjection

Expression of shock or surprise; Jesus Christ.

“Jumping Jesus! I just won $500.”

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Meanings

interjection
  1. mildly blasphemousExpression of shock or surprise; Jesus Christ.

    Jumping Jesus! I just won $500.

    2 more examples

    He will guess as how we are pretty considerably damned clever, that we get along slick, and by the jumping Jesus, are not to be made wheelbarrows of.

    1829, John MacTaggart, Three Years in Canada, volume I, page 210

    Oh, jumping Jesus Christ. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Indians are dumb.

    1968, Israel Horovitz, Indian Wants the Bronx, page 27

    Synonyms: wow

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionExpression of shock or surprise; Jesus Christ.

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Cite this entry
APA

jumping Jesus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumping%20Jesus

MLA

“jumping Jesus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumping%20Jesus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jumping Jesus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumping%20Jesus.

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