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Just what is a "crimany"?
example: "Jesus crimany what were you thinking?"
8 Answers
- MacSteedLv 72 decades agoFavorite Answer
First of all, it's criminy, not "crimany," and when I employ it, I am making no reference to Christ or any other diety. It's a simple (and wonderfully outdated) euphemism designed to express exasperation without resorting to profanity. I find it sad the way religious types always assume everything is an attempt to "use the lord's name in vain." I mean, CRIMINY!
- Psalm37-29Lv 62 decades ago
CRIMANY. Interj. - of sudden surprise.-- Forby's Vocabulary. Used in low language in the United States.
Source(s): Dictionary of Americanisms, by John Russell Bartlett (1848) - Anonymous2 decades ago
Well, it's not really a word but it's used as an expression. Kind of like "Oh my God" or "what were you thinking?" or "wow" in a particularly hard to believe situation.
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