Chrissake
/ˈkrʌɪseɪk
/(also Chrissakes)
noun (in phrase for Chrissake) informal
For Christ’s sake (used as an exclamation of annoyance or exasperation): for Chrissake, listen to me!...
- He says: ‘Oh, for Chrissake, it's like treading on eggshells.’
- Who just got a $150 coffee maker for his birthday, for Chrissake.
- Candy is no weak sister - the girl's a personal trainer, for Chrissake, she is strong.
Origin
1920s: representing a pronunciation.
- Gaithersburg
- Gaitskell, Hugh
- gak
- gal
- gal.
- gala
- galactagogue
- galactan
- galactaric acid
- galactase
- galactic
- galactic acid
- galactically
- galactic belt
- galactic cannibalism
- galactic center
- galactic centre
- galactic circle
- galactic cluster
- galactic concentration
- galactic coordinate
- galactic disc
- galactic disk
- galactic equator
- galactic halo