CRIPES


Meaning of CRIPES in English

/ kraɪps; NAmE / exclamation

( BrE , old-fashioned , informal ) used to show that sb is surprised or annoyed

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: alteration of Christ .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.