criminyint.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪmᵻni/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪmᵻni/

Forms: 1600s crimine, 1800s crimini, 1800s– criminy, 1900s– crimony (Australian); English regional 1800s– criamany (Hampshire), 1800s– crimany, 1800s– crimmany (Berkshire), 1800s– crimminy (Devon); U.S. regional 1900s– crimeny, 1900s– criminy; also Irish English 1600s–1700s crimine, 1700s–1800s crimini, 1800s criminy.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Perhaps a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Christ n.; Italian crimine.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a euphemistic alteration of Christ n. (compare later crikey int.), or perhaps < Italian crimine crime (see crime n.), although use as an interjection is apparently not recorded in Italian. Perhaps compare Gemini n. 4.

Now chiefly U.S.

Expressing surprise. Also by criminy! Cf. crikey int.; Gemini n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection]

whatOE

well, wellOE

avoyc1300

ouc1300

ay1340

lorda1393

ahaa1400

hillaa1400

whannowc1450

wow1513

why?1520

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

what the (also a) goodyear1570

precious coals1576

Lord have mercy (on us)1581

good heavens1588

whau1589

coads1590

ay me!1591

my stars!a1593

Gods me1595

law1598

Godso1600

to go out1600

coads-nigs1608

for mercy!a1616

good stars!1615

mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616

gramercy1617

goodness1623

what next?1662

mon Dieu1665

heugh1668

criminy1681

Lawd1696

the dickens1697

(God, etc.) bless my heart1704

alackaday1705

(for) mercy's sake!1707

my1707

deuce1710

gracious1712

goodly and gracious1713

my word1722

my stars and garters!1758

lawka1774

losha1779

Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784

great guns!1795

mein Gott1795

Dear me!1805

fancy1813

well, I'm sure!1815

massy1817

Dear, dear!1818

to get off1818

laws1824

Mamma mia1824

by crikey1826

wisha1826

alleleu1829

crackey1830

Madonna mia1830

indeed1834

to go on1835

snakes1839

Jerusalem1840

sapristi1840

oh my days1841

tear and ages1841

what (why, etc.) in time?1844

sakes alive!1846

gee willikers1847

to get away1847

well, to be sure!1847

gee1851

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

doggone1857

lawsy1868

my wig(s)!1871

gee whiz1872

crimes1874

yoicks1881

Christmas1882

hully gee1895

'ullo1895

my hat!1899

good (also great) grief!1900

strike me pink!1902

oo-er1909

what do you know?1909

cripes1910

coo1911

zowiec1913

can you tie that?1918

hot diggety1924

yeow1924

ziggety1924

stone (or stiffen) the crows1930

hullo1931

tiens1932

whammo1932

po po po1936

how about that?1939

hallo1942

brother1945

tie that!1948

surprise1953

wowee1963

yikes1971

never1974

to sod off1976

whee1978

mercy1986

yipes1989

1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune i. i. 8 O Crimine, who's yonder!

1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer iii. i O crimine! I see I must be plain with thee.

1700 G. Farquhar Constant Couple iv. i. 38 Murther'd my Brother! O Crimini! O my poor Jubilee Brother!

1761 A. Murphy All in Wrong iv. iv. 77 I have it not, ma'am—oh! Crimini—what shall I do now?

1824 tr. H. von Hochberger in Atlantic Mag. June 141 He swore..By Christopher Columbus and by Crimini.

1865 E. C. Clayton Cruel Fortune II. 184 Criminy!—Raymond tight. I am astonished.

1910 ‘O. Henry’ Whirligigs vii. 100 Criminy! I'd hate to be a hand-laundered thing like you.

1951 J. H. Giles Miss Willie xvii. 163 ‘Criminy, it's cold!’ he shivered.

1970 M. E. Murie Two in Far North iii. iv. 294 We came here to band geese and by Criminy we're going to band geese.

2004 New Yorker 29 Nov. 161/3 Emma, who is given to exclamations like ‘jiminy’ and ‘criminy’ is the voice of homespun American good sense.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	criminy
释义	criminyint. Brit. /ˈkrɪmᵻni/, U.S. /ˈkrɪmᵻni/ Forms: 1600s crimine, 1800s crimini, 1800s– criminy, 1900s– crimony (Australian); English regional 1800s– criamany (Hampshire), 1800s– crimany, 1800s– crimmany (Berkshire), 1800s– crimminy (Devon); U.S. regional 1900s– crimeny, 1900s– criminy; also Irish English 1600s–1700s crimine, 1700s–1800s crimini, 1800s criminy. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Perhaps a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Christ n.; Italian crimine. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a euphemistic alteration of Christ n. (compare later crikey int.), or perhaps < Italian crimine crime (see crime n.), although use as an interjection is apparently not recorded in Italian. Perhaps compare Gemini n. 4. Now chiefly U.S. Expressing surprise. Also by criminy! Cf. crikey int.; Gemini n. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune i. i. 8 O Crimine, who's yonder! 1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer iii. i O crimine! I see I must be plain with thee. 1700 G. Farquhar Constant Couple iv. i. 38 Murther'd my Brother! O Crimini! O my poor Jubilee Brother! 1761 A. Murphy All in Wrong iv. iv. 77 I have it not, ma'am—oh! Crimini—what shall I do now? 1824 tr. H. von Hochberger in Atlantic Mag. June 141 He swore..By Christopher Columbus and by Crimini. 1865 E. C. Clayton Cruel Fortune II. 184 Criminy!—Raymond tight. I am astonished. 1910 ‘O. Henry’ Whirligigs vii. 100 Criminy! I'd hate to be a hand-laundered thing like you. 1951 J. H. Giles Miss Willie xvii. 163 ‘Criminy, it's cold!’ he shivered. 1970 M. E. Murie Two in Far North iii. iv. 294 We came here to band geese and by Criminy we're going to band geese. 2004 New Yorker 29 Nov. 161/3 Emma, who is given to exclamations like ‘jiminy’ and ‘criminy’ is the voice of homespun American good sense. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < int.1681
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