Meaning & use
Criminy
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Used to express surprise, frustration, or annoyance, as a mild oath.
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"Criminy, that thunder scared the daylights out of me!" he shouted.
Criminy, I can't believe we missed the last train by two minutes.
A note on using this word
A euphemistic substitute for stronger oaths, thought to derive from a corruption of 'Christ' used to avoid blasphemy.
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