Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by jesus

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: by -je-sus
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of surprise.

Example Sentences

"By Jesus! That was delicious!"
""By Jesus," exclaimed Ben Jonson (his usual oath), "I believe this is my son Randolph ;" which being made known to them, he was kindly entertained in their company, and Ben Jonson ever after called him his son."

Derived Forms

bejesus

Questions

What does by jesus mean?: An exclamation of surprise.

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