/ krʌmz; NAmE / exclamation
( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) used to show that you are surprised :
Oh crumbs! Is that the time?
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: euphemism for Christ .
/ krʌmz; NAmE / exclamation
( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) used to show that you are surprised :
Oh crumbs! Is that the time?
••
WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: euphemism for Christ .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005