crimine

(redirected from criminy)

crimine

(ˈkrɪmɪnɪ) or

criminy

interj
archaic slang an expression of surprise
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Nevertheless, they plod on, determined to solve the case, by criminy. Along the way the various characters learn more about the meaning of love, toward others as well as themselves.
I invited her out to dinner but we struggled to find anything in common apart from our age - she's a fiery Southern belle who says things like 'hot diggedy' and 'Jesus criminy'.
As chipper when talking about snowmobile accident beheadings or stains on the couch from prematurely delivered calves as she is when discussing the weather, Emma's growing alarm is palpable beneath the mildness of exclamations like "Jeepers!" or "Criminy!"