Criminy
/ˈkɹaɪ.mɪ.ni/ intj
intj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Intj
- 1 Expressing surprise or impatience. euphemistic
Synonyms
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Either from Italian crimine (“crime”), or a minced oath from "Christ's money" (in reference to the silver that Judas was paid for betraying Jesus), or a deformation of Gemini (which was recorded as an oath from the 1660s). First attested in the 1680s.