cripes

Meanings

1. 1
   intj

   a mild, old-fashioned exclamation of surprise, alarm, annoyance, or disbelief

   Cripes, I nearly left the tickets on the kitchen table!

A euphemistic alteration of Christ, used as a mild exclamation in place of a stronger oath. The modified form is attested in colloquial English from the nineteenth century and now often sounds dated or humorous.

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