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Australian slang used normally when someones amazed or astonished at something.
''Crikey! That's a big crocodile.''
Crikey by Joeldadon December 8, 2016
its not really australian as such, origonally men of the english black country, us working class midlanders always uses this word insteda saying "oh god", white ausies musta borrowed the word from our prisoners.
john: oh crikey, walsall are loosing, why dow they get the ball out to the em,
mick: I know, they bloody hopeless
crikey by paul hinton May 15, 2006
Euphemism for the blasphemy 'Christ kill me!'.

Akin to 'Cor blimey!' (God blind me).

Used when suprised/shocked.
"Crikey! I wasn't expecting that."
crikey by Stainsbod May 26, 2008
Crikey by tutash June 6, 2003
An Australianism or Aussieism made famous by the Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, most normal Aussies do not use this word much at all.
Real words from a Lebanese Australian (in jest)
If our children say Crikey, we beat them.
crikey by Woohzal March 11, 2008
A phrase used mostly by Aussies (Australians) when either shocked or scared.
“Crikey it’s a crocodile.”