crikey

British surprise outburst

Crikey is one of several interjections inspired by the word Christ as a slightly less offensive alternative.

It is mainly used in British and Australian English to express surprise or a negative emotion.

interjection

strewth

Mild Australian oath

goshTame exclamation of surprise
gollyGentle exclamation of surprise
goodnessMoral excellence

heavens · jeez · lordy · wow · whoa · yikes · gee · holy moly · good grief · my word

euphemism

crap

Worthless material or nonsense

dangSoftened expletive
darnRepair by weaving
heckMild frustrated exclamation

shoot · fudge · sugar · blast · cripes · criminy · frick · freaking · flipping · blinking

reaction

astonishment

Intense sudden wonder

shockViolent sudden disturbance
surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
disbeliefRejection of truth claims

amazement · bewilderment · startle · gobsmacked · flabbergasted · taken aback · stunned · dumbfounded · thunderstruck · wide-eyed

australian

mate

Partner or companion

cobberAustralian word for friend
sheilaAustralian slang for lass
blokeInformal British man

outback · fair dinkum · bonzer · ripper · g'day · no worries · bloody · drongo · arvo · brekkie

Categories

Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
Britishismsbloke, bloody, cheers, loo, mate
exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
Mild Oathsdarn, drat, gosh, heck, shoot
Regional Slangy'all, bless your heart, cattywampus, ope, you betcha

Opposites

register/intensity of exclamation

crikeyshit

Vulgar term for feces

fuck · Jesus Christ · holy shit · fucking hell · Christ

emotional valence

crikeymeh

Indifference, vocalized

whatever · as expected · naturally · of course · okay

Family

Christ, Christian, blimey, Christendom, cor blimey

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