crikey
interjection (crikey)
Everyday
(informal, euphemism) a cry of surprise or alarm, like «wow!» or «goodness!»; originally a soft stand-in for «Christ». tree →
In the lessons
Mild, friendly, old-fashioned British and Australian exclamation; heard in comics, children's books, wildlife shows. Safe in most company.
Examples
- Crikey, that's a big spider! tree →
- Crikey, I forgot my homework! tree →
- Crikey, look at the time! tree →
- «Crikey!» said the explorer when he saw the crocodile. tree →
- Crikey, it's hot today. tree →
- Crikey Moses, what was that noise? tree →
Note
Mild and safe. Nobody thinks of its religious origin today. Sounds British or Australian.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «crikey» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «crikey» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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