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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescrikey
/ˈkraɪ.ki/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Used to express surprise, amazement, or dismay.
"Crikey, look at the size of that spider!"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Euphemistic alteration of Christ, dating from the late 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "crikey" is said worldwide
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la vache
Transliteration: la vash
"La vache, regarde la taille de cette araignée !"
hui
Transliteration: hui
"Hui, schau dir die Größe dieser Spinne an!"
accidenti
Transliteration: accidenti
"Accidenti, guarda quanto è grande quel ragno!"
caramba
Transliteration: caramba
"¡Caramba, mira el tamaño de esa araña!"
caramba
Transliteration: caramba
"Caramba, olha o tamanho dessa aranha!"
बाप रे
Transliteration: baap re
"बाप रे, उस मकड़ी का आकार तो देखो!"
天哪
Transliteration: tiān na
"天哪，你看那只蜘蛛有多大！"
아이쿠
Transliteration: aiku
"아이쿠, 저 거미 크기 좀 봐!"
おや
Transliteration: oya
"おや、あのクモの大きさを見てくれ！"
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