Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jiminy

/ˈd͡ʒɪməni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: jiminy
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪməni/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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An expression of mild surprise or annoyance.

Dated

Example Sentences

"He sat up with a jerk. "Holy Jiminy! How did you figure all that out?""
""Jimminy!" I thought. "Now I can do my Christmas shopping just like anybody." I dashed out along the town's main street to look at the glowing store windows and ponder what to buy."
"A hand touched her arm, in the crook of the bare flesh inside the elbow. Jiminy, how quietly they could all move! She looked sideways and up, through the dark."
""Oh, jimminy," yelled Katie. "Don't you..." she warned, as the brew drizzled into her palms. Her eyes rolled back and she collapsed onto the table."

Etymology

An alteration of earlier Gemini (“an expression of mild surprise or annoyance”); see there for more.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒɪməni/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

geeminy (alternative) geminy (alternative) gemony (alternative) jeemany (alternative) jeminy (alternative) jimminy (alternative)

Phrases

by Jiminy jiminy Christmas Jiminy Cricket

Questions

How do you pronounce jiminy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɪməni/.
What does jiminy mean?: An expression of mild surprise or annoyance.
Where does jiminy come from?: An alteration of earlier Gemini (“an expression of mild surprise or annoyance”); see there for more.

How to pronounce jiminy

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