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Definition of jeepers exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jeepers

exclamation
 
/ˈdʒiːpəz/
 
/ˈdʒiːpərz/
(also jeepers creepers
 
/ˌdʒiːpəz ˈkriːpəz/
 
/ˌdʒiːpərz ˈkriːpərz/
)
(especially North American English, informal)
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  1. used to express surprise or shock
    • Jeepers! That car nearly hit us!
    Word Origin1920s: alteration of Jesus.
See jeepers in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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