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2007-08-05 10:10:20 · 6 answers · asked by jalopy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
If you mean the portion of the phrase, "Jiminy Cricket" or "Jiminy Christmas", these are just "sanitized" versions of "Jesus Christ", used as a swear word.
2007-08-05 10:35:22 · answer #1 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jiminy Cricket was a character in Pinnochio..
'Jiminy!' or 'Jiminy Cricket' is a euphemism for the expletive Jesus Christ, said by people who want to avoid blaspheming.
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C.s.
2007-08-05 10:15:24 · answer #2 · answered by carnation-soul 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what context you're hearing it in but there used to be a character called "jiminy cricket" I think in a cartoon, and people would sa "by jiminy" when they were surprised or "Jiminy cricket'
2007-08-05 10:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by magpie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A jiminy is a cricket...
2007-08-05 10:19:21 · answer #4 · answered by Martial Arts Freak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the word gemini, in Latin. This means twins. The gemini twins are the key stars of a constellation in the sky, and many people in ancient times swore by them. They would therefore swear 'by gemini'.
2007-08-05 16:28:37 · answer #5 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an alteration of Gemini which was an euphemism for Jesus.
2007-08-05 10:13:51 · answer #6 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The general meaning of the expression of the word phase - ''Bye Jimin''
2016-01-09 11:26:44 · answer #7 · answered by Ray 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋