Etymology

crivvens

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Today it means: An exclamation of astonishment or horror. Full definition →

Scots crivvens
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  1. Scots · borrowed fromcrivvens
  2. English todaycrivvens

Borrowed from Scots crivvens. Attested in English from the early 20th century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.