Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Etymology
- 1.3 Pronunciation
- 1.4 Interjection
- 1.4.1 Synonyms
- 1.4.2 Translations
- 1.5 References
- 1.6 Anagrams
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Euphemistic substitute for Christ. Compare criminy, cripes, crivvens. Attested from the 19th century.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
crikey
- (UK, Ireland, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth) An exclamation of astonishment.
Crikey, mate, that ain't a knife, this is a knife!
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:wow
Translations[edit]
exclamation of astonishment
- Afrikaans: ettig, aitsa(af)
- Finnish: herranen aika
- French: parbleu(fr), palsambleu(fr), morbleu(fr), crique(fr)
- German: hoppla(de), parbleu
- Italian: cribbio(it), perbacco(it), dannazione(it), osteria(it), alla faccia
- Maori: ēhe
- Portuguese: credo!(pt)m, bolas!(pt)
- Russian: бо́же мой(ru)m (bóže moj), на́до же(ru)n (nádo že), о бо́жеn (o bóže)
- Spanish: caray(es)
References[edit]
- “crikey, int.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, November 2010.
Anagrams[edit]
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