Jesus, Mary and Joseph

English

Alternative forms

• Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

Etymology

From origins in prayer, reciting the names of the Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph) and calling to them for intercession.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

Jesus, Mary and Joseph

1. (idiomatic) Expletive, used in surprise, in disgust, or to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.

   Near-synonyms: Jesus Christ; Mother of God; see also Thesaurus:wow

   • 2013, Jack O' Keefe, Survivors of the Irish Great Hunger, 1845–1850, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 8:

     "Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The man ran you down?"

Related terms

• Christ almighty
• Jesus H. Christ
• sweet Jesus
• sweet Mary

Translations

expletive

• Cebuano: susmaryosep, susmarisep, hesusmaryosep
• Czech: ježíšmarjájosef, ježíšmarjájozef, ježíšmarjájosefe (cs), Ježíš Maria
• French: Jésus, Marie, Joseph (fr)
• Polish: Jezus Maria (pl)
• Spanish: Jesús, María y José
• Tagalog: susmaryosep, hesusmaryosep
• Vietnamese: Giêsu Maria