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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!"
Crikey by Aussie Downunder May 2, 2003
Oh, crikey! Look at that king Croc!
crikey by Albert February 14, 2004
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 by bojanical August 10, 2006
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.
crikey by G. Sebasitan May 15, 2006
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
Crikey by Reeshar June 6, 2003
An expression of surprise, current amongst English schoolboys at least as early as the 1930s.
Crikey, I nearly hit him!
Crikey by Keith Gore June 7, 2003