Crikey!
Source: tatoeba (8802624)
Crikey
//ˈkɹaɪki//
Synonyms for "crikey" (38 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (11)
Related words (19)
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3 entriesrelated to
2 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 9 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- aitsa intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- ettig intj (exclamation of astonishment)
Finnish
1 entries- herranen aika intj (exclamation of astonishment)
French
4 entries- crique intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- morbleu intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- palsambleu intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- parbleu intj (exclamation of astonishment)
German
2 entries- hoppla intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- parbleu intj (exclamation of astonishment)
Italian
4 entries- alla faccia intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- cribbio intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- dannazione intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- osteria intj (exclamation of astonishment)
Māori
1 entries- ēhe intj (exclamation of astonishment)
Portuguese
2 entries- bolas! intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- credo! intj (exclamation of astonishment)
Russian
3 entries- бо́же мой intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- на́до же intj (exclamation of astonishment)
- о бо́же intj (exclamation of astonishment)
Spanish
1 entries- caray intj (exclamation of astonishment)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Crikey, it's after midnight!
Source: tatoeba (10481490)
Crikey, mate, that ain't a knife, this is a knife!
Source: wiktionary
The label is based on the word “crikey” the famous catchphrase of Steve Irwin, and “core,” meaning the essential part of anything, according to dictionary.com.
Source: wiktionary
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