Meanings
interjectionfor Christ's sake!
alternative for chrissake · alternative for chrissakes
- colloquialUsed to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.
Synonyms: FFS, for cripes' sake, for crying in the beer, for crying out loud, for fucking out loud, for fuck's sake, for God's sake, for goodness' sake
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionUsed to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.
Similar
FFSfor cripes' sakefor crying in the beerfor crying out loudfor fucking out loudfor fuck's sakefor God's sakefor goodness' sakefor heaven's sakefor mercy's sakefor Pete's sakefor pity's sakefor the love of all that is holyfor the love of Betsyfor the love of Godfor the love of Mikefor the love of Mosesfor the love of fuckfor the love of Pete
Translations
Finnish Herran tähden
- Herran tähdenused to express surprise etc.
Polish na miłość boską, na litość boską
- na miłość boskąused to express surprise etc.
- na litość boskąused to express surprise etc.
Spanish ¡por el amor de Dios!
- ¡por el amor de Dios!used to express surprise etc.
Cite this entry
APA
for Christ's sake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20Christ's%20sake
MLA
“for Christ's sake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20Christ's%20sake. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for Christ's sake,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20Christ's%20sake.
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