Bejasus

n.

Heard in Dublin and Leitrim

An alternative to shite in many expressions, used for emphasis.

In use

...I'll kick the bejasus outa yeh.

Posh English

I shall administer a thorough thrashing to you.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Shite in the bucketSomeone who isn't physically able to shite normally.
  • Shite out of a wellyA person said to be so indiscriminate they would eat virtually anything, even the shite…
  • Of my lifeVery or to an extreme degree. Used for emphasis in expressions of emotion.
  • AwAn interjection placed before many other words for emphasis or as a verbal filler.