sweet Judas

A form of sweet Jesus — Used to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.

First used 20th c.
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Meanings

interjection
  1. euphemisticrareEuphemistic form of sweet Jesus.First known use 20th c.

    It had been a long day. Sweet Judas, it had been a long life.

    2011 May 11, James Herbert, Creed, Pan Books, →ISBN, page 180
    3 more examples

    My father bellowed, “Sweet Judas, lady, think you we can eat your royal ancestors or plant your family name? The man stinks of gold. If he will have her and pay well for the privilege, your daughter will be a wife.”

    1994, Karen Cushman, Catherine, Called Birdy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 5

    “Sweet Judas!” Jack thundered. “First I get attacked by a cellar beam that has no business being that low, and now you want to stab me with a bread knife!”

    2012 July 16, Jean Barrett, “eight”, in White Wedding, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 105

    A million! Sweet Judas! The thought made Vin’s pulse rate bound.

    2013 June 14, James Hadley Chase, “four”, in You're Dead Without Money, Orion, →ISBN, page 87
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APA

sweet Judas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20Judas

MLA

“sweet Judas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20Judas. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet Judas,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20Judas.

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