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
"Say, we'll just borry one of them dray teams from the Acme corral, by cripes, and haul our own stuff to the depot!"
From The Phantom Herd by Bower, B. M.
Comin' in, you said you had your blizzard stuff, and now if the sun'd jest come out, by cripes, you'd be singin' songs uh thanksgivin'—er words to that effect.
From The Phantom Herd by Bower, B. M.
You wait, by cripes, till yuh see us where we git warmed up and strung out proper!
From The Phantom Herd by Bower, B. M.
By cripes, a feller can't as much as take a five cent cigar out of his pocket without all hands tryin' to make a—a molehill out of it.
From Galusha the Magnificent by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
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