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An Australian exclamation of surprise or bewilderment. Interchangeable with words such as "Blimey" or "Struth". Made famous by our champion crocodile hugger, Steve Erwin. "Crikey! What was that!"
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Australian exclamation equivalent to "WOW!" Oh, crikey! Look at that king Croc!
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similar to blimey. shortened corruption of "christ the king" to express displeasure at a happening or event. oh, crikey! The telly is on the fritz again.
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EX Webster:
Main Entry: cri·key Pronunciation: 'krI-kE Variant(s): or crick·ey /'kri-kE/ Function: interjection Etymology: euphemism for Christ Date: 1838, England -- used as a mild oath Crikey! What do you think you're doing!
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An old English public school exclamation of surprise as exemplified by Frank Richards' Billy Bunter stories. More recently strangely adopted by Australians. "Oh, crikey!" - Bunter
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Polite Australian abbreviation for "jesus, seriously, you gotta be fucking SHITTING me." Crikey, look at the size of her tits!
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An expression of surprise, current amongst English schoolboys at least as early as the 1930s. Crikey, I nearly hit him!
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