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"etymology_text": "Euphemistic substitute for Christ, perhaps a corruption of Christ King. Compare criminy, cripes, crivvens. Attested from the 19th century.",
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"text": "Crikey, mate, that ain't a knife, this is a knife!",
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"word": "crickey"
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"word": "cricky"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "ettig"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "aitsa"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "herranen aika"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "parbleu"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "palsambleu"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "morbleu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "crique"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "hoppla"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "parbleu"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "cribbio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "perbacco"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "dannazione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "osteria"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "alla faccia"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "ēhe"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
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"word": "credo!"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "bolas!"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "bóže moj",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
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"word": "бо́же мой"
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"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
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"word": "на́до же"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "caray"
}
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"word": "wow"
},
{
"word": "crickey"
},
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"word": "cricky"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "ettig"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "aitsa"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "herranen aika"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "parbleu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "palsambleu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "morbleu"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "crique"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "hoppla"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "parbleu"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "cribbio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "perbacco"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "dannazione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "osteria"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "alla faccia"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "ēhe"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "credo!"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"word": "bolas!"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bóže moj",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бо́же мой"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nádo že",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"tags": [
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"word": "на́до же"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "o bóže",
"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "о бо́же"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "exclamation of astonishment",
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"word": "crikey"
}
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