Criminy
interjection
an exclamation of surprise, a mild oath; also written crimine , cf. crikey
See crikey
Word Origin
Italian crimine ‘crime’; euphemism for ‘Christ’
interj.
also crimine, 1680s; it looks like Italian crimine “crime” but likely is simply another euphemism for Christ as a swear-word.
noun
Outhouse; privy
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[krim-er] /ˈkrɪm ər/ noun 1. . [krim-er] /ˈkrɪm ər/ noun 1. a lambskin from the Crimean region, dressed as a fur, with wool in loose soft curls, usually whitish or pale gray. /ˈkrɪmə/ noun 1. a variant spelling of krimmer /ˈkrɪmə/ noun 1. a tightly curled light grey fur obtained from the skins of lambs […]
- Crimp
[krimp] /krɪmp/ verb (used with object) 1. to press into small regular folds; make wavy. 2. to curl (hair), especially with the use of a curling iron. 3. to press or draw together, as the ends of something. 4. to check, restrain, or inhibit; hinder: Production was crimped by a shortage of workers. 5. Cookery. […]
- Crimpers
[krimp] /krɪmp/ verb (used with object) 1. to press into small regular folds; make wavy. 2. to curl (hair), especially with the use of a curling iron. 3. to press or draw together, as the ends of something. 4. to check, restrain, or inhibit; hinder: Production was crimped by a shortage of workers. 5. Cookery. […]
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[krim-puh l] /ˈkrɪm pəl/ verb (used with or without object), crimpled, crimpling. 1. to wrinkle. /ˈkrɪmpəl/ verb 1. to crumple, wrinkle, or curl
- Crimpled
[krim-puh l] /ˈkrɪm pəl/ verb (used with or without object), crimpled, crimpling. 1. to wrinkle. /ˈkrɪmpəl/ verb 1. to crumple, wrinkle, or curl