criminy

/ˈkɹaɪ.mɪ.ni/

KɹAꞮ · mɪ · ni (3 syllables)

English Intj

Definition

Expressing surprise or impatience.

Etymology

Either from Italian crimine (“crime”), or a minced oath from "Christ's money" (in reference to the silver that Judas was paid for betraying Jesus), or a deformation of Gemini (which was recorded as an oath from the 1660s). First attested in the 1680s.