(Scotland) An exclamation of surprise.
(Scotland) An exclamation of surprise.
Jings! This blizzard is no place for a wee bucket boy! If I'm not careful I'll slip and —
“Jings! Crivvens! Help ma boab!”
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(chiefly, Scotland, colloquial) A thing, a lot, a shebang.
An Irish phonetic rendering of 'Jesus' used as an exclamation of surprise, disbelief, frustration, or emphasis. Jaysus is the respelling that captures the Irish pronunciation — softer on the first syllable, with that unmistakable Dublin or Connacht lilt baked in. It's used to express anything from mild surprise to complete exasperation, and it's so embedded in Irish speech that it barely registers as blasphemy anymore.
(Scotland) In a jimp manner.
(Internet slang, 4chan, uncommon) A word for exclamation.
(Scotland, obsolete) An expression of surprise.