cripes
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of cripes
First recorded in 1905–10; apparently euphemistic alteration of Christ
Example Sentences
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Cripes, you can keep clicking through an entire season of Who Killed Sara?,
From Slate
I was a pallbearer at her sister’s funeral, for cripes sake!
From Slate
Cripes, did Amari say something about Rex's mother?
From Golf Digest
Cripes, guys, look at the size of their army!
From New York Times
I say the writer of the tweet can’t spell “national” … Cripes.
From Washington Times
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