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jiminy cricket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
jiminy crick-et
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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An expression of annoyance or surprise.

intj

Alternative letter-case form of Jiminy Cricket.

Etymology

Euphemistic alteration of Jesus Christ. The cartoon character was named for the minced oath, which is recorded from the early 1800s onwards.

Inflected Forms

Jiminy Crickets (alternative) Jimminy Cricket (alternative) Jimminy Crickets (alternative)

Derived Forms

jiminy Christmas

Phrases

by Jiminy Jiminy Christmas

Questions

What does jiminy cricket mean?
An expression of annoyance or surprise.
Where does jiminy cricket come from?
Euphemistic alteration of Jesus Christ. The cartoon character was named for the minced oath, which is recorded from the early 1800s onwards.

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