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to shout bejeebus

to shout bejeebus

9.9
To say 'bejeebus' loudly when you are surprised or annoyed
  • phrasal verb
  • /ʃaʊt bɪˈdʒiːbəs/
  • Informal
translation icon : gritar bejeebus
  • When the dog jumped out from behind the door, I couldn't help but shout bejeebus!

Examples

  • When the car almost hit me, I shouted bejeebus in shock.

  • She nearly dropped her coffee when she shouted bejeebus at the shocking news.

  • If you ever see the bill, you might just shout bejeebus too!

  • I can't believe you did that! I just had to shout bejeebus.

  • When I saw the unexpected surprise party, I couldn't help but shout bejeebus in disbelief!

  • She shouted bejeebus when she opened her door and found a huge cake waiting for her.

  • After hearing the surprising news, he just had to shout bejeebus out loud.

Synonyms

to yell
vsto shout bejeebus
∞ 1.0

To shout loudly because you feel strong pain, anger or excitement

is focused on a brief spoken word for surprise or frustration not broad emotion
to exclaim
vsto shout bejeebus
81 3.4

Say something suddenly and loudly because you feel surprised or excited

focuses on using one specific word for surprise or frustration
to shout out
vsto shout bejeebus
13 4.2

Say something loudly to show strong feeling or get attention

is the same act but aims at using one particular spoken word for surprise
to holler out
vsto shout bejeebus
  • Informal
2 8.0

Shout loudly to get attention or call someone

is aimed at a sudden surprised or frustrated utterance rather than calling to someone
to let out a scream
vsto shout bejeebus
1 2.1

To make a loud sudden cry because you are scared, hurt, or surprised

is a deliberate short spoken word for surprise or frustration not an intense cry
to yell bejesus
vsto shout bejeebus
  • Irish
9.9

Shout loudly because you are surprised or shocked

is the same reaction but uses one particular spoken word for frustration
to OMG
vsto shout bejeebus
  • Slang
8.3

To say or write a short exclamation to show surprise

is used as a spoken single word rather than an abbreviation or text form
to baw
vsto shout bejeebus
  • Archaic
9.8

To shout loudly to get someone's attention from far away

is used for sudden personal reaction words of surprise rather than calling for attention

Antonyms

to play it cool
  • Informal
27 4.5

Act calm and relaxed to hide nervousness

Surface Forms

shout bejeebus infinitive
shouted bejeebus past
shouted bejeebus past participle
shouting bejeebus present participle
shouts bejeebus third person singular

Morphology

shout + bejeebus

The verb 'shout' plus an exclamation word yields a directly compositional meaning — to loudly utter that interjection — so a learner who knows 'shout' and the exclamation 'bejeebus' will readily infer 'to exclaim "bejeebus"'. This follows a common verb + interjection pattern found across languages, so the phrase is predictable rather than idiomatic.

Etymology

Shout bejeebus may come from people loudly saying a softened form of 'by Jesus', where the word bejeebus became a mild exclamation for surprise. That's why shout bejeebus means 'to cry out in surprise or shock'.