crimes

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/kɹaɪmz/

interjection

Christ; crikey.

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Meanings

crimes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of crime

crimes2

interjection
  1. colloquialeuphemisticobsoleteChrist; crikey.

    'Oh crimes,' muttered Kate, clutching her mother's arm as Captain went up St Martin's Lane and turned into Castle Street, 'He's goin' into Seven Dials.'

    2006, Bowering Sivers, Jammy Dodgers Go Underground, page 138

crimes3

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of crime

Origin

A conjugation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crimes

timesgrimesrimeslimesHyamsslimesbetimesat the best of times
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Cite this entry
APA

crimes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimes

MLA

“crimes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crimes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimes.

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