for crying out loud en · INTJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Minced version of for Christ's sake.
Meanings
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(colloquial, idiomatic) Used to express frustration, exasperation, or annoyance.
Waldo739 asks a "what would you do?" question: "So it's August 31st, 1939, and you are Captain Gustav Kleikamp" - I think - "standing on the bridge wing of SMS" - oh, for crying out loud - "SMS Schleswig-Holstein, drinking a cup of tea[…]"
2020 May 3, Drachinifel, 37:29 from the start, in The Drydock - Episode 092, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2022:'I knew yeh weren't gettin' yer letters but I never thought yeh wouldn't even know abou' Hogwarts, fer cryin' out loud!'
1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:Oh, for crying out loud, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| for cryin' out loud | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
for Pete's sake · for the love of all that is holy · for the love of Betsy · for God's sake · for the love of Moses · for fucking out loud · for the love of Mike · for the love of fuck · FFS · for the love of God · for the love of Pete · for goodness' sake · for crying in the beer · for mercy's sake · for heaven's sake · for pity's sake · for cripes' sake · for Christ's sake · for fuck's sake · for crying out loud
Translations (7)
de verflixt und zugenäht (moderated or minced versions of for Christ's sake or similarly used instead) · pl na litość boską (moderated or minced versions of for Christ's sake or similarly used instead) · de "Himmel, Herrgott, Sakrament" (moderated or minced versions of for Christ's sake or similarly used instead) · de Grundgütiger! (moderated or minced versions of for Christ's sake or similarly used instead) · cs pro pět ran do čepice (moderated or minced versions of for Christ's sake or similarly used instead) · pl na miłość boską (moderated or minced versions of for Christ's sake or similarly used instead) · de zum Donnerwetter (moderated or minced versions of for Christ's sake or similarly used instead)