cripes
Surprise without profanity
Cripes is one of several interjections inspired by the word Christ as a slightly less offensive alternative.
It is now a little old-fashioned; mainly used to express surprise or a negative emotion.
Christ
The anointed savior
golly · drat · shoot · fudge · sugar · frick · freaking · flipping · blooming · blasted
gosh
Tame exclamation of surprise
jeepers · yikes · wow · holy moly · holy cow · holy smokes · egad · gadzooks · zounds · my word
profanity intensity
cripesJesus Christ
Christianity's central deity
Christ · fucking hell · goddamn · holy shit · shit