crikeyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Euphemistic substitute for Christ, perhaps a corruption of Christ King. Compare criminy, cripes, crivvens. Attested from the 19th century.

発音

• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈkɹɑɪki/
• 韻: -aɪki

間投詞

crikey

1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, Commonwealth) An exclamation of astonishment.

   Crikey, mate, that ain't a knife, this is a knife!

   • 2023 February 16, Erielle Sudario, “Australia gets its own online aesthetic with 'crikeycore'”, in We Got This Covered‎, archived from the original on 2023-11-23:

     The label is based on the word “crikey” the famous catchphrase of Steve Irwin, and “core,” meaning the essential part of anything, according to dictionary.com.

同意語

• See Thesaurus:wow

派生語

参照

• “crikey, int.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, November 2010.

アナグラム

• Rickey, rickey, yicker