bejesus

Etymology
Reduced form of.

Interjection

 * 1) Expressing surprise, annoyance, dismay, or anger.

Noun

 * 1) * 1972, Henry Kissinger, Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Office of the Historian:
 * Nixon: You see what I mean? We can’t take it.
 * Kissinger: I agree. That’s why we’ve got to blast—
 * Nixon: That’s right.
 * Kissinger: —the living bejeezus out of North Vietnam. We will gain nothing for restraint—.
 * Nixon: That’s right—
 * 1) * 1972, Henry Kissinger, Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Office of the Historian:
 * Nixon: You see what I mean? We can’t take it.
 * Kissinger: I agree. That’s why we’ve got to blast—
 * Nixon: That’s right.
 * Kissinger: —the living bejeezus out of North Vietnam. We will gain nothing for restraint—.
 * Nixon: That’s right—