crumbs

/ krʌmz /

interjection

1. slang,  an expression of dismay or surprise

Word History and Origins

Origin of crumbs¹

C20: euphemistic for Christ!

Example Sentences

Her face breaks into a smile as Woo jumps onto her shoulder and picks at the crumbs left in his mane of fur.

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He stood at the counter and shoved the food into his mouth like a starved animal, scattering crumbs over himself and the floor.

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Now she was hiding behind the portrait of Agatha Swanburne and would not come out, no matter how sweetly the children called or how many tasty pancake crumbs they offered on their fingertips.

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Cassiopeia swept up crumbs and leftover crusts of bread from the breakfast tray and tied them snugly in a linen square; with these she would tempt the birds close enough to be recognized.

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“Pocket has cake crumbs, charcoal pencil, tuppence. No book.”

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