jeepers creepers!
jeepers creepers
A mild exclamation of surprise, astonishment, fear, or delight. A: "I just found out that they want to promote me to General Manager!" B: "Jeepers creeper, Tom—that's great news!" Jeepers creepers, don't sneak up on me like that! You nearly gave me a heart attack!
See also: creeper, jeepers
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
jeepers creepers!
An interjection of surprise or delight. The equivalent of “no kidding!” or “wow!” depending on the context, the phrase came from a 1938 popular song first sung by Louis “Sachmo” Armstrong in the movie Going Places. The chorus began, “Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those peepers? / Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those eyes?”
See also: jeepers
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price
- jeepers creepers
- Jeepers-creepers!
- jeepers
- Jeepers!
- ah
- (well,) dog my cats
- (my) goodness
- ach du lieber
- (for) land('s) sake(s) (alive)
- hoo-rah