Meaning of Jimminy Cricket | Babel Free

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Interjection. [B2]

Examples

“Then one afternoon he pounced on me and before one could say⟳ Jack Robinson his hand was in my shirt. He was so strong! I struggled but his hand kept fishing about in my bra. Then I suddenly thought, “Oh jimminy cricket, what the hell” and gave up the struggle⟳. It was extraordinary, the feeling.”

““I have⟳ been trapped in the bottle for ages. You have⟳ released me so you are my master.” / “Golly, Barbara will never believe⟳ this,” the man said. “Wish⟳ I had my camera.” / “Your wish⟳ is my command,” the genie said, and a camera appeared in the man’s hand.” / “Jimminy cricket,” the man said, “how’d you do that?””

“As Don says of the fallout of the slavery-cotton South, “This system is like⟳ you break⟳ a man’s leg, then you blame⟳ him for limping. Why don’t you just walk⟳ like⟳ me? Jimminy cricket, you can’t keep⟳ up? You know⟳, you deliberately broke my leg, and now you’ve forgotten that. You seem to have⟳ forgotten that you are responsible for the condition that causes me to limp.””

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