"for chrissake" meaning in English

See for chrissake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-for chrissake.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Corruption of for Christ's sake. Etymology templates: {{m|en|for Christ's sake}} for Christ's sake Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for chrissake, {{en-prep phrase}} for chrissake
  1. (idiomatic) used to express annoyance or frustration Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: for Chrissakes
    Sense id: en-for_chrissake-en-prep_phrase-C4WXRd~k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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