| 释义 |
crikey, int. colloq. or slang.|ˈkraɪkɪ|
Also crickey, cricky; see also crackey int..
[As this alliterates with Christ, or L. Christe! it was perh. originally one of the alliterative or assonant substitutes for sacred names, used to avoid the appearance of profanity: cf. crimine.]
An exclamation of astonishment.
1838Actors by Daylight I. 24 Crikey, oh crikey! How very flat, stale and abominable Seem to me all the acting of this world. 1842Barham Ingol. Leg., Auto-da-fé, It would make you exclaim..if an Englishman, Crikey! 1884Harper's Mag. Oct. 693/1 Cricky! didn't she go it, though! 1922Joyce Ulysses 223 Crickey, is there nothing for us to eat? 1924D. H. Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 85 Crickey! Stop up another night! It'ud make ye sawney. 1960J. Rae Custard Boys i. i. 16 Crikey, I thought, he's tough. |