Jesus H. Christ

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.3 Quotations

English

Etymology

Extension of Jesus Christ with a fantastical middle initial, perhaps derived from a reading of ΙΗϹ, a Greek-alphabet abbreviation for Jesus (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ), as three initials in Latin letters. See Christogram at Wikipedia.

Proper noun

Jesus H. Christ

1. (Used chiefly as a stronger form, in oaths.) Jesus Christ.

Quotations

• 2004, James McManus, Positively Fifth Street [1]

  “I’m gonna get outta their way,” he mutters, then snorts without mirth. “All I had were jacks.” We believe him, of course. What are jacks, after all, once Beelzebub and Jesus H. Christ get involved?

• 2003, Marie D Blair, Tiara of Thorns [2]

  “Isn’t that what Jesus H. Christ wore before they nailed him to the cross?” questioned Bobby. “I read about that in vacation Bible school when I was a kid.”

• 2004, Marsha Moyer, The Last of the Honky-tonk Angels [3]

  “Jesus H. Christ on the cross,” he said. He caught my reflected gaze and held it. “How long have you known about this?”

• 2004, Andrew Klavan, Dynamite Road [4]

  “Jesus H. Christ,” he said aloud. “Jesus H. Christ.”

• 2004, Ted Bell, Hawke [5]

  He ran down the narrow stairway that led to the kitchen, Rita still hollering upstairs. Jesus H. Christ, this spy shit was tough on a marriage.