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"etymology_text": "Minced oath for Christ.",
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "intj",
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"source": "w"
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"derived": [
{
"word": "for cripes sake"
}
],
"examples": [
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1,
7
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"ref": "2017 August 28, Paul Stroud, “Garbage Stan” (13:14 from the start), in American Dad!, season 14, episode 20, spoken by Steve Smith (Scott Grimes):",
"text": "“Cripes, they forgot the chopsticks. It won't feel authentic. How am I supposed to eat my moo shu pizza? Dad, bit of a moo shu fiasco over here. Let's talk damage control.”",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"glosses": [
"A mild curse or expression of surprise."
],
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"links": [
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"curse",
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],
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"(euphemistic) A mild curse or expression of surprise."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "wow"
}
],
"tags": [
"euphemistic"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/kɹaɪps/"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪps"
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"word": "cripes"
}
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"word": "for cripes sake"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Minced oath for Christ.",
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "intj",
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"English euphemisms",
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"English minced oaths",
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"Rhymes:English/aɪps",
"Rhymes:English/aɪps/1 syllable"
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"text": "“Cripes, they forgot the chopsticks. It won't feel authentic. How am I supposed to eat my moo shu pizza? Dad, bit of a moo shu fiasco over here. Let's talk damage control.”",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A mild curse or expression of surprise."
],
"links": [
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"curse",
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],
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"(euphemistic) A mild curse or expression of surprise."
],
"tags": [
"euphemistic"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/kɹaɪps/"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
]
},
{
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}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "wow"
}
],
"word": "cripes"
}
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