Jehoshaphat

English

Alternative forms

  • Jehosaphat, Josaphat

Proper noun

Jehoshaphat

  1. (biblical) A male given name

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Interjection

Jehoshaphat

  1. Expressing astonishment; jumping Jehoshaphat.
    • 1954, Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel
      Baley […] thought of a visit to the City Zoo with Ben six or seven years ago. No, eight, because Ben had just passed his eighth birthday then. (Jehoshaphat! Where did the time go?)

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