peas and rice

Noun

 * 1) A Jamaican dish of rice and any of several varieties of peas or beans

Interjection

 * 1)  Jesus Christ!
 * 2) * c. 1937, Ebenezer Brown, quoting Tom McDowell (ante 1865), as reported in an interview transcript, quoted in Andrew Waters (editor), Prayin’ to Be Set Free, John F. Blair (publisher, 2002), ISBN 978-0-89587-256-2, page 99:
 * He said, “Lord, Jesus Christ, peas and rice. That is what Bill is always wantin’—money! money! money!” He give me the money and put me back on the black hoss and sent me home.