"jakers" meaning in English

See jakers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: * minced oath from Jaysus. Compare jeepers. Head templates: {{en-interj}} jakers
  1. (Ireland, colloquial, dated) An expression of surprise or emotion Tags: Ireland, colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-jakers-en-intj-CpsZbYt4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

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          "ref": "1838, Charles Dance, “The Irish Lion”, in The Acting National Drama, volume 4, Chapman & Hall, page 75",
          "text": "Be jakers, what are they hushing at—and staring at me as if I wor a Roschicrucian.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Nora Roberts, Irish Thoroughbred, Little, Brown, page 25",
          "text": "\"Jakers, but we worked.\" With a long breath she shut her eyes. \"But it was too much for one woman and a half-grown girl […]\"",
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