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Definition of Cripes
1. Interjection. Used euphemistically for '''Christ''' as a mild expression of surprise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cripes
1. used as a mild oath [interj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cripes
Literary usage of Cripes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Three Plays: The Fiddler's House, The Land, Thomas Muskerry by Padraic Colum (1916)
"(He goes out by corridor door) cripes Myles Gorman must have been glad to ...
cripes The buzzing at the pane would let any one know that the air is nice for ..."
2. The Common Spiders of the United States by James Henry Emerton (1902)
"485, tibia of male palpus of Dictyna volu- cripes. 486, tibia of male palpus of
Dictyna muraria. spots connected in F1G. 487. pairs with a middle Varieties ..."
3. Representative British Dramas: Victorian and Modern by Montrose Jonas Moses (1918)
"[He goes out by corridor door] MUSKERRY. Why was Myles glad to hear it? SHANLEY.
Ho was leaving on the first fine day. cripes. The buzzing at the pane would ..."
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