criminy

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/ˈkɹaɪ.mɪ.ni//ˈkɹɪ.mɪ.ni/

interjection

Expressing surprise or impatience.

Similar
wow
OriginItalian crimine →
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Meanings

interjection

alternative crimine · alternative crimini · alternative crimony · alternative by criminy · alternative crimany · alternative crimeny · alternative crimmini · alternative criminny

  1. euphemisticExpressing surprise or impatience.

    Synonyms: wow

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionExpressing surprise or impatience.

Similar
wow
Also see
wow

Origin

  1. Italiancrimine“crime”
  2. Englishcriminy

Either from Italian crimine (“crime”), or a minced oath from "Christ's money" (in reference to the silver that Judas was paid for betraying Jesus), or a deformation of Gemini (which was recorded as an oath from the 1660s). First attested in the 1680s.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

myricin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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