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Jehoshaphat

Je hosh a phat |jəˈhäSHəˌfat, -ˈhäs -ʤəˈhɑsəfæt |(also Jehosaphat ) a king of Judah in the mid 9th century BC . • [ as exclamation ] (also jumping Jehoshaphat ) a mild expletive: Jehoshaphat! That would be ghastly. [probably a euphemism for Jesus . ]

 

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Jehoshaphat

Jehoshaphat |dʒɪˈhɒʃəfat |(also Jehosaphat ) a king of Judah in the mid 9th century bc . • [ as exclamation ] (also jumping Jehoshaphat ) a mild expletive: Jehoshaphat! That would be ghastly. [probably a euphemism for Jesus . ]