cripes
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of cripes
First recorded in 1905–10; apparently euphemistic alteration of Christ
Example Sentences
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I was a pallbearer at her sister’s funeral, for cripes sake!
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2021
An' when day comes--if day does come-- By cripes, I'm goin' home!
From Man to Man by Jackson Gregory
"I'll take a lot from you, but by cripes they's got to be a line drawed somewheres!"
From The Phantom Herd by B. M. Bower
Did yuh hear what Patsy said, by cripes, when he was loading up the chuck-wagon at the store?
From The Happy Family by B. M. Bower
"By cripes, I hate talk I don't savey."
From The Phantom Herd by B. M. Bower
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