cripes en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /kɹaɪps/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Minced oath for Christ.
Meanings
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(euphemistic) A mild curse or expression of surprise.
“Cripes, they forgot the chopsticks. It won't feel authentic. How am I supposed to eat my moo shu pizza? Dad, bit of a moo shu fiasco over here. Let's talk damage control.”
2017 August 28, Paul Stroud, “Garbage Stan” (13:14 from the start), in American Dad!, season 14, episode 20, spoken by Steve Smith (Scott Grimes):