cripes
intj/kɹaɪps/
Etymology Minced oath for Christ.
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Euphemistic A mild curse or expression of surprise.
- “Cripes, they forgot the chopsticks. It won't feel authentic. How am I supposed to eat my moo shu pizza? Dad, bit of a moo shu fiasco over here. Let's talk damage control.”2017 August 28, Paul Stroud, “Garbage Stan” (13:14 from the start), in American Dad!, season 14, episode 20, spoken by Steve Smith (Scott Grimes):
- Synonyms
- wow
- Derived terms
- for cripes sake