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# jeepers

phrase (interjection; also jeepers creepers)

«jeepers» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(euphemism, old-fashioned, US) a cry of surprise or shock, a mild stand-in for «Jesus». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jeepers/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used to show surprise without swearing or using a holy name; heard in old films, cartoons and from older people, sometimes jokingly. Register: old-fashioned, child-friendly; mainly US, also Australia.

### Examples

- Jeepers, that was close! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jeepers/#x1)
- Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers? (old song) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jeepers/#x2)
- Jeepers, look at all that snow! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jeepers/#x3)
- In the cartoon, the boy cries, «Jeepers!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jeepers/#x4)
- Chat: jeepers that's expensive [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jeepers/#x5)
- Jeepers, I forgot my lunch again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jeepers/#x6)

### Note

It is not about jeeps. It sounds old-fashioned or cute today. Plain meaning: «Wow!» or «Oh no!»; it replaces «Jesus».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jeepers» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jeepers/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jeepers» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jeepers.html) on Mova free.