"Jesus, Mary and Joseph" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-au-Jesus, Mary and Joseph.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From origins in prayer, reciting the names of Jesus and his saints and calling to them for intercession.
  1. (idiomatic) Expletive, used to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Related terms: Holy Family, Jesus H. Christ, sweet Jesus, sweet Mary Translations (expletive): susmaryosep (Cebuano), susmarisep (Cebuano), hesusmaryosep (Cebuano), ježíšmarjájosef (Czech), ježíšmarjájozef (Czech), ježíšmarjájosefe (Czech), Jésus, Marie, Joseph (French), Jesús, María y José (Spanish), susmaryosep (Tagalog), hesusmaryosep (Tagalog)

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          "ref": "2013, Jack O' Keefe, Survivors of the Irish Great Hunger, 1845–1850, iUniverse, page 8",
          "text": "Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The man ran you down?",
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      "sense": "expletive",
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      "sense": "expletive",
      "word": "ježíšmarjájozef"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "expletive",
      "word": "ježíšmarjájosefe"
    },
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      "sense": "expletive",
      "word": "Jésus, Marie, Joseph"
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      "sense": "expletive",
      "word": "Jesús, María y José"
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      "sense": "expletive",
      "word": "susmaryosep"
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