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scare the bejeebers out of

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scare the be-jee-ber-s out of
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To terrify thoroughly.

Slang; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

scares the bejeebers out of (present, singular) scaring the bejeebers out of (participle, present) scared the bejeebers out of (participle, past) scared the bejeebers out of (past)

Synonyms

scare out of one's wits scare the pants off

Questions

What does scare the bejeebers out of mean?
To terrify thoroughly.

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