leapin' lizards

interjection

Used to express shock or dismay.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. Used to express shock or dismay.

    They didn't wanna have me / But somehow, I was hadǃ / Leapin' lizards, that's why I'm so badǃ

    1957, Stephen Sondheim, “Gee, Officer Krupke”, in West Side Story

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Popularised by the comic strip Little Orphan Annie.

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APA

leapin' lizards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leapin'%20lizards

MLA

“leapin' lizards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leapin'%20lizards. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leapin' lizards,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leapin'%20lizards.

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