英语词汇jumping jehoshaphat的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	jumping jehoshaphat
词源	Jumping Jehoshaphat! The original Jehoshaphat of the ex- clamation was the ninth-century king of Judah, an ally of the kingdom of Israel. In relatively modern times Jehoshaphats has also become a slang synonym for breasts. This latest synonym is not recorded in any slang dictionary but is noted in Chris Miller’s The Real Animal House (2006) along with a half-dozen others. Holy Jumping Jehoshaphats! is a variation. See Jezebel.
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