It sounds so strange these days. My granny also says "By Jove, I think she's got it!"
2007-03-24 11:26:14 · 6 answers · asked by JD 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I'm well aware of Jiminy Cricket. That's not what I'm talking about.
I'm talking about the expression, "Jiminy Christmas", which avoids taking the Lord's name in vain.
2007-03-24 11:39:38 · update #1
Old sayings....beats using profanity!
2007-03-24 11:29:40 · answer #1 · answered by Lottalady 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2007-03-24 18:32:17 · answer #2 · answered by Here I Am 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"By Jove, I think she's got it" comes from the musical My Fair Lady. Jove is a contraction of Jehovah, I think.
I've never heard anybody say Jiminy Christmas, but Jiminy Cricket is a polite way of saying Jesus Christ. Just like saying gosh or golly for God, or saying darn for damn.
2007-03-24 18:40:44 · answer #3 · answered by the universe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've always heard Jiminy Crickets not Christmas.
2007-03-24 18:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by DOT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was Jiminy Cricket, the cute little cricket in Pinocchio.
2007-03-24 18:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by kyeann 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because yelling JESUS CHRIST is taking the Lords name in vein, and thats naughty
2007-03-24 18:31:14 · answer #6 · answered by MONK 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋