Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- interj. Used to express annoyance, anger, or dismay.
Wiktionary
- interj. Used euphemistically for Christ as a mild expression of surprise.
Etymologies
- Alteration of Christ. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“(Note: We'd prefer you e-mail, but if you must call, make sure to throw in a "cripes" and a "jeez" or two, along with a few references to how your frickin 'knee ain't never been right since you slipped on the sidewalk down by the Pick' n Save, so it sounds like you're local.)”
Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer: A Festivus for the Rest of Us
“Theo, my "cripes" was not aimed at you, despite appearing directly below one of your comments.”
“The man is permanently clutching his head saying "cripes" a national treasure”
“I thought I was getting somewhere with that "cripes" but there was dead silence again until finally my producer came along and said, "We are set to go.”
“Casting the always-likable Bradley Whitford the West Wing vet just starred in a show called The Good Guys, for cripes' sake! as the chillingly cruel serial killer was a masterstroke.”
“I know she's good for blog hits, but how about the entertainment section for cripes sakes?! kcl”
“You passed Paygo, now follow the law, for cripes sakes!”
“And for his Spirit of humanity Greeting, It's Easter Sunday for cripes sake, Jesus died on the cross for the forgiveness of all our sins and evil doings.”
“His lack of patience with the youthful priest is understandable – cripes, the guy looked like he was barely out of high school, let alone the seminary.”
“I mean cripes those of Posh spice looks ridiculous .... the only benefit I see is they look better when running and laying down ... angdesj”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cripes’.
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Expletive Mimicry
Words that sound like words you shouldn't use.
frak, feldergarb, dagummit, daggum, gosh, darn, golly, fiddleesticks, fudge, gee, dang, shoot and 36 more...
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Fun Words
Words that are fun to say....
gobbledygook, jings, crivens, hullabaloo, wheech, brouhaha, pizzazz, harum-scarum, namby-pamby, pussyfoot, frippery, pitter-patter and 333 more...
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spicolli's Words
terrapin, ravenous, fuck, sepulchral, garlic, suss, queer, curmudgeon, foodie, intricate, omphalos, subversion and 534 more...
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AbraxasZugzwang's Words
atavism, abraxas, sisyphean, frust, fetus-in-fetu, arhythmically, queef, epidemiology, abecedarian, troglodyte, chiaroscuro, philology and 631 more...
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sarahatlee's Words
pants, nekkid, schadenfreude, unseasonably, illicit, glaswegian, cripes, futz, drawers, scupper, coulrophobic, redacted and 254 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, C
cryptoxanthin, convent, calcar, chuckle, campanile, covet, complexion, campestral, chirography, counterscarp, caliginous, catabolism and 722 more...
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persnickety parlance
behoove, ebullient, insouciant, insipient, froth, quandary, quixotic, tendril, maktub, furrow, furl, anastrophe and 1076 more...
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Nice colloquialisms / my idiolect
hack rag, duck, irrelephant, golly, cripes, struth, breastful, i like cheese, lostwithiel, shiny, spiffer, spifftastic and 17 more...
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minced oaths
expostulations which originated as euphemisms for a stronger, socially unsanctioned, word or expression
strewth, zounds, land sakes, jiminy cricket, gorblimey, drat, begorrah, cripes, doggone it, gadzooks, odds bodkins, sacre bleu and 78 more...
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ugly
anal, anus, pimple, zit, hack, spit, crayon, umbilical, membrane, fissure, toady, penis and 20 more...
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Watch Your Language, Young Man
Ahh, euphemisms. Every schoolkid's favorite pastime. They sound so naughty, but you can't really get in trouble for using them, can you?
darn, dang, shoot, shucks, flip, geez, gee whiz, golly, son of a gun, crud, shyster, holy schnikes and 58 more...
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linguistic amusements
Insults and other charming but not oft-used words.
reprobate, philistine, nefarious, sublime, fret, fetching, sheer, floundering, sporting, rakish, raffish, rile and 20 more...
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Exclamations!
Go on, express that feeling! Cor Blimey!
cripes, blimey, dang, gosh, woah, golly, gadzooks, wow, oh, whoops, darn, damn and 19 more...
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D'oh!
L I L B...Interjections!
zounds, egad, holy mackeral, yikes, gack, dingbustercaindec..., eek, shazam, gadzooks, blimey, odsbodkins, arrrrrrrgh and 73 more...
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