jeepers



Jeepers(-creepers)!

(ˈdʒipɚzˈkripɚz)
exclam. Wow! Jeepers-creepers! I’m sorry!

Jeepers!

verb

jeepers creepers!

An interjection of surprise or delight. The equivalent of “no kidding!” or “wow!” depending on the context, the phrase came from a 1938 popular song first sung by Louis “Sachmo” Armstrong in the movie Going Places. The chorus began, “Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those peepers? / Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those eyes?”
See also: jeepers

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yusup-Uyghur
Tase-Bulgarian, Macedonian
CitraCHEET-rahIndonesian
Pere-Catalan
EmerEE-murIrish, Irish Mythology
Jonas (2)YO-nahs (German), JO-nəs (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Biblical