Crikey
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An Australian exclamation of surprise or bewilderment. Interchangeable with words such as Blimey or Struth. Made famous by our champion crocodile hugger, Steve Erwin.
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Australian exclamation equivalent to WOW!
Crikey meaning & definition 2 of Crikey.
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similar to blimey. shortened corruption of christ the king to express displeasure at a happening or event.
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EX Webster:
Main Entry: cri·key
Pronunciation: krI-kE
Variant(s): or crick·ey /kri-kE/
Function: interjection
Etymology: euphemism for Christ
Date: 1838, England
-- used as a mild oathCrikey meaning & definition 4 of Crikey.
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An old English public school exclamation of surprise as exemplified by Frank Richards Billy Bunter stories. More recently strangely adopted by Australians.
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Polite Australian abbreviation for jesus, seriously, you gotta be fucking SHITTING me.
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An expression of surprise, current amongst English schoolboys at least as early as the 1930s.
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True Aussies use it when theyre generally suprised or shocked.
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Euphemism for the blasphemy Christ kill me!.
Akin to Cor [blimey]! (God blind me).
Used when suprised/shocked.Crikey meaning & definition 9 of Crikey.
