interjection
- A mild exclamation used to express surprise, annoyance, or emphasis; a euphemistic alteration of 'jiminy' or 'jiminy cricket.'
Usage: informal; chiefly North American; often used as a substitute for stronger exclamations
Examples
- Jimminy, that was close!
- Jimminy crickets, I forgot my keys again.
- Jimminy, what a mess this turned out to be.
- Well, jimminy, I didn't expect to see you here.
- Jimminy, that's quite a surprise!