crikey
intjCA, US, UK /ˈkɹaɪki/ · AU /ˈkɹɑeki/
Etymology Euphemistic substitute for Christ, perhaps a corruption of Christ King. Compare criminy, cripes, crivvens. Attested from the 19th century.
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Australia, Commonwealth, Ireland, UK An exclamation of astonishment.
- Crikey, mate, that ain't a knife, this is a knife!
- The label is based on the word “crikey” the famous catchphrase of Steve Irwin, and “core,” meaning the essential part of anything, according to dictionary.com.2023 February 16, Erielle Sudario, “Australia gets its own online aesthetic with 'crikeycore'”, in We Got This Covered, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2023:
- Synonyms
- wow
- Derived terms
- crikeycore