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I love to be scared. Not, 'Hey, I think I smell smoke...' scared, but creepy, paranoid, what's-that-out-there-in-the-dark, ghost story scared. It's no surprise that I was the girl who got invited to the slumber parties because I could be counted on to tell a tale to scare the bejesus out of you.
Libba Bray

Meaning of "the bejesus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE BEJESUS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE BEJESUS

the Barren Lands
the bass
the battle lines are drawn
the Battle of Britain
the Bear
the beautiful people
the bee´s knees
the Beeb
the Beehive
the bells
the bench
the bends
the best
the best of both worlds
the best part of
the better
the better of
the better part of
the betting is
the beyond

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE BEJESUS

baby Jesus
bejesus
census
colossus
consensus
creeping Jesus
Croesus
cursus
Ephesus
Issus
Jesus
lapsus
Pegasus
Peloponnesus
resus
Rhesus
risus
Society of Jesus
sus
versus

Synonyms and antonyms of the bejesus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «the bejesus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE BEJESUS

Find out the translation of the bejesus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the bejesus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the bejesus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在bejesus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la bejesus
570 millions of speakers

English

the bejesus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bejesus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

و bejesus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потроха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o bejesus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিজেসাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la bejesus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

The bejesus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die bejesus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

途方もない物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bejesus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing bejesus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

các bejesus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிஜேசஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बीजेसस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bejesus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il bejesus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bejesus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тельбухи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η bejesus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die bejesus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bejesus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bejesus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the bejesus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE BEJESUS»

The term «the bejesus» is regularly used and occupies the 97.013 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the bejesus

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QUOTES WITH «THE BEJESUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the bejesus.
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Libba Bray
I love to be scared. Not, 'Hey, I think I smell smoke...' scared, but creepy, paranoid, what's-that-out-there-in-the-dark, ghost story scared. It's no surprise that I was the girl who got invited to the slumber parties because I could be counted on to tell a tale to scare the bejesus out of you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE BEJESUS»

Discover the use of the bejesus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the bejesus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
I interviewed Garbo three times, and I will slap the bejesus out of anybody who says I didn't. — Earl Wilson, I am Gazing Into My 8-Ball, p. 63, 1945 • But stories about dykes bore the bejesus out of me. I just can't put myself in their shoes.
Tom Dalzell, 2008
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
The announcer quoted Ohio governor John Bricker's now-famous line that this was 'the beginning of the end of the forces of evil'. bejesus informal beat the bejesus out of someone hit someone very hard or for a long time. scare the bejesus out ...
Judith Siefring, 2004
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
The announcer quoted Ohio governor John Bricker's now-famous line that this was 'the beginning of the end of the forces of evil'. bejesus informal beat the bejesus out of someone hit someone very hard or for a long time. scare the bejesus ...
John Ayto, 2010
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Multinational Management
John Cullen, K. Praveen Parboteeah. EXHIBIT - Number of Convictions under FCPA 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 l l 5 10 15 20 O_ Source: Based on Weissman, J. 2012. "The corruption law that scares the bejesus out of ...
John Cullen, K. Praveen Parboteeah, 2013
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Outta Skull
Now let's take the question of why they frightened the bejesus out of Ah-Liss and the rest of the folk. 'Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic' - that was Clarke's law, wasn't it? So if they were much more advanced than ...
Jessica Q Fox
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The Book on Joshua: Love at War in Iraq
Jake knows how to scare the bejesus out of them.” Karsten chuckled at that. “ Bejesus! You really know how to turn a phrase, Ricky. These ragheads don't care a fig about the bejesus. Allah is the greatest I've heard! And to scare their Allah out ...
Eamon Kolarity, 2012
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The Summer of May
“Nothing. Sometimes, May, you just surprise the bejesus out of me.” Now I blinked. “Bejesus?” I repeated. “What the heck does bejesus mean? Is that even a word?” She laughed. “It's just a word we old people use.” Her face got solemn again.
Cecilia Galante, 2012
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
It oozes out of severed tentacles, and beslimes tessellated pavements, and bespatters bejeweled courtiers, and bores the bejesus out of everybody. The archaic manner is indeed a perfect distancer, but you have to do it perfectly. It's a high ...
Ursula K. Le Guin, Susan Wood, 1979
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The Olives Dessert Table: Spectacular Restaurant Desserts ...
Place the bananas and sugar in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment and whip the bejesus out of them, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the butter , eggs, and vanilla, beating well and scraping down the sides after each addition  ...
Todd English, Paige Retus, Sally Sampson, 2000
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The Education of Grandpa Bobar
I admit it; hell scared the bejesus out of me. Unfortunately, I was also afraid andtotally embarrassed to face thepriestin the confessional with sexual transgressions to confess. SoI repressedalmost all of thatluxuriant, sexual, teenage energy.
Robert Colacurcio, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE BEJESUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the bejesus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch A Zombie Fish Refuse To Die And Scare The Bejesus Out Of …
The zombie fish apocalypse is upon us. A couple found out the hard way how our dead fish overlords will never succumb to puny humans. A man named Ed ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
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Megathrust quake! New Yorker scares the bejesus out of NW
By now you might have seen or been told about the New Yorker's deep-dive into the coming megathrust earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone that's ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
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Funny cat video: Cucumber scares the bejesus out of an …
Picture this: you're relaxed and about to finish your meal, as you would do on an ordinary day, thinking about relaxing or what's next on your agenda… but ... «BGR, Jul 15»
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Cassidy Gifford scares the bejesus out of her mother, Kathie Lee
With only a few family-film credits to her name, Gifford makes her horror debut in 'The Gallows.' And her famous mom has something to say about it. by Tim Stack ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
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WATCH: The Twins scare the bejesus out of their bullpen coach
The Twins are having a pretty nifty season thus far. In a probably not unrelated matter, the Twins' clubhouse seems to be a rather loose and leisured place these ... «CBSSports.com, Jun 15»
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This 3D Printed 'Joker' Mask Will Scare the Bejesus Out of You!
joker6 I've been covering the 3D printing space for close to two years now, and one artist has come to my attention over and over again during this time period. «3DPrint.com, Jun 15»
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Watch Jimmy Fallon Slap The Bejesus Out Of Jason Statham On …
Jimmy Fallon has done a lot of things to celebrities on The Tonight Show, from making them sing to making them look terrible at games. Most recently, he ... «Cinema Blend, Jun 15»
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WTF? Snake emerges from kitchen spice rack, eats egg
... an egg in true double-U tee eff fashion. The reptile randomly appeared in the North Carolina, US, home on Sunday – scaring the bejesus out of this family. «Metro, Jun 15»
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Steph Curry Fall Scared the Bejesus Out of Everyone
Here's the Steph Curry Fall that Scared the Bejesus Out of Everyone (Video). by: Esteban On Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Tags: 2015 NBA Playoffs Golden State ... «Total Pro Sports, May 15»
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Rising superannuation cost scares 'bejesus' out of Andrew Little
One of the major omissions was that of the projected rising cost of superannuation, which Mr Little admitted "frightens the bejesus" out of him. The cost of ... «3News NZ, May 15»

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