geeminy
English
Etymology
Alternative form of "jiminy" or "Jiminy Cricket".
Pronunciation
- (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) IPA(key): /dʒiːməni/
Interjection
geeminy
- An exclamation used similarly to "Holy cow!" or "Oh my goodness!" It can also be used to indicate seriousness when preceded by "I wish to" or "I swear to".
- 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Penguin Group, page 5
- I wish to geeminy she'd stick to one or t'other
- 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Penguin Group, page 5
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