skrikn.
/skrɪk/, U.S. /skrɪk/, South African English /skrɪk/ South African colloquial.
A sudden fright, start; a shock or frisson. Frequently in to get, have or give (someone) a skrik.
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the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > sudden start
startling1572
startle1603
skrik1887
the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > exhibit physical symptoms [verb] > get, have, or give (someone) a sudden fright
to get, have or give (someone) a skrik1887
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > cause physical symptoms [verb (transitive)] > cause to start or flinch
startc1440
abraid1590
startle1598
gally1608
surprise1655
upstartlea1849
to get, have or give (someone) a skrik1887
upstart1892
jump1898
1887 A. A. Anderson Twenty-five Years in Waggon i. 21 They heard the rattling of wheels in a manner which made them think that the oxen must have had a ‘scrick’ (scare) from a lion.
1896 H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. 68 It gave me a very nasty schrijk at the time.
1897 E. Glanville Tales from Veld xxiii. 173 Lor' bless yer, the schreik he gave me.
1899 D. Blackburn Prinsloo of Prinsloosdorp 30 Piet had a bad schrick, but he thought out a plan.
1913 J. J. Doke Secret City (ed. 2) xxx. 255 How you do frighten me. You gave me quite a schrik.
1942 S. Cloete Hill of Doves (U.K. ed.) xxxi. 440 ‘It's Reuter,’ someone said. ‘What are you doing to give us a skrik like this? It is a joke. It is Reuter.’
1969 A. Fugard Boesman & Lena i. 7 Remember that night the water came up so high?.. You got such a skrik you ran the wrong way.
1975 ‘Blossom’ in Darling (Durban) 12 Feb. 119 ‘Who, me?’ I tune him, meantime, feeling the skriks running up and down my spine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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