Ellen in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, wonders about the origin of the exclamation jeezum pete! It’s a minced oath — that is, a way of avoiding saying “Jesus Christ!” most likely derived by combining it with St. Pete. There are dozens of similar...
From listener Richard Gaillard comes this question: I lived in North Carolina most of my life and in the North Carolina mountains for 11 years. Working as a carpenter I heard lots of slang terms. One exclamation (almost expletive) I heard often, and...
East Los
n.— «I’m a 42 year old vato from east los with four children and a love of Jesus Christ.» —“Re: Excuse Me !!!” by Lloyd Sanchez Usenet: soc.culture.mexican.american Jun 26, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)