Definitions
Wiktionary
- interj. Used as an exclamation of astonishment, or as an emphasis of fact at the conclusion of a statement.
Examples
“And here is why that's relevant: Cameron almost certainly says "crikey" at the vital moment.”
“Australia has made many unique contributions to the English language, from "crikey" to "fair dinkum.”
“And if you substitute 'crikey' for blimey you'll be auditioning for neighbours in no time.”
The Guardian: World Cup 2010: Australia v Serbia ? as it happened
“VAUSE (voice-over): Those who know him best, the man who turned "crikey" into a catchphrase and spent a lifetime trying to make crocodiles, snakes and sharks loveable, died doing what he loved most of all.”
“VAUSE: Those who know him best, the man who turned "crikey" into a catch phrase and spent a lifetime trying to make crocodiles, snakes and sharks loveable, died doing what he loved most of all.”
“And those who know him best say the man who turned "crikey" into a catchphrase, who spent a lifetime trying to make crocodiles, snakes and sharks loveable, died doing what he loved most of all -- John.”
“Veteran peak oil analyst and taskforce member Jeremy Leggett explained: "Government has gone from the BP position - '40 years of supply left, the price mechanism works, no need to worry' - to 'crikey'.”
“Government has gone from the BP position - '40 years of supply left, the price mechanism works, no need to worry' - to 'crikey'," he said.”
“Rick Monroe of the staff of, who participated in a closed-door UK government summit on oil supply March 22, summarized the recent awakening of official realization: "Government has gone from the BP position - '40 years of supply left, the price mechanism works, no need to worry' - to 'crikey'.”
“If he's in a tough spot, for example if a nuclear bomb goes off in the distance, make sure he says something like "crikey" or "bugger me" to express his astonishment at such an unexpected event.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘crikey’.
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•Public List: Delightful Ejaculations
All those awesome phrases you hear that you want to say every chance you get. Thanks to adoarns for the inspiration (on the vitamin h page).
just tits, jumping jesus on ..., sweet mother of p..., great day in the ..., ye gods and littl..., leaping lizards, holy cats, hot damn, good gosh miss agnes, mother dog, good night, hoover dam! and 102 more...
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Exclamations of astonishment or awe
christ on a bike, crikey, struth, great galloping g..., Captain Kirk's ni..., I'll be jiggered, sink me, crikey moses, wut, ye gods, ecod, slap me with a we... and 2 more...
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one word exclamations
keep it rated G please, thanks!
( randomness )zoiks, sheesh, gosh, shucks, jeez, woot, heck, thunderation, oops, gadzooks, what, hey and 49 more...
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Chit Chat
Conversations that are shorter than those featured in my conversations list.
props, frass, narwhal, preggers, mu, hype, heterotopia, sans serif, cow orker, snicker-snack, modality road, boolean poetry and 77 more...
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Yoinks, Zoinks, & Zounds!
A collection of interjections and verbal ejaculations.
yoinks, zoinks, zounds, crikey, lawsy, oomph, unf, shazbot, lordy, mox nix, cosmic, no dice and 30 more...
frindley See also www_crikey_com_au Apr 16, 2008
reesetee He was a mean one, all right. ;-) Oct 11, 2007
chained_bear BLAHAHAHAHA!!! Oct 11, 2007
uselessness 'Cause, you know, that's totally something Christ went around doing. ;-) Oct 11, 2007
arby Came from "Christ kill me". Oct 11, 2007