scare the bejeebers out of

verb

To terrify thoroughly.

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scare out of one's witsscare the pants off
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Meanings

verbscare the bejeebers out of (third-person singular simple present scares the bejeebers out of, present participle scaring the bejeebers out of, simple past and past participle scared the bejeebers out of)

present singular third person scares the bejeebers out of · participle present scaring the bejeebers out of · participle past scared the bejeebers out of · past scared the bejeebers out of

  1. slangtransitiveTo terrify thoroughly.

    Synonyms: scare out of one's wits, scare the pants off

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo terrify thoroughly.

Similar
scare out of one's witsscare the pants off
Also see
affrightfrightengive someone the shitsgrillmortifypetrifyscare the hell out ofscare the shit out of
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scare the bejeebers out of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare%20the%20bejeebers%20out%20of

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Chicago

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