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intj
An expression of surprise, shock, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: potentially offensive
Synonyms: Jesus Harold Christ, Christ almighty, good God, Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Antonyms: none provided
History
Unknown. An extension of Jesus Christ with a fantastical middle initial, perhaps derived from a reading of ΙΗΣ (IĒS) (sometimes ΙΗΣ (IĒS), using a lunate sigma), a Greek-alphabet abbreviation for Jesus (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ) as three initials in Latin letters. See "Christogram" at Wikipedia. The earliest use of the phrase is unknown, although according to Mark Twain (1835–1910) it was already common in the region of Hannibal, Missouri, when he was a boy.
