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for chrissake

for chrissake interjection: used to express annoyance or frustration.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic) used to express annoyance or frustration

Forms of for chrissake

alternative formfor Chrissakes

Origin of for chrissake

Corruption of for Christ's sake.

Questions about for chrissake

What does for chrissake mean?
For chrissake means used to express annoyance or frustration.
What part of speech is for chrissake?
For chrissake is an interjection.

Words near for chrissake in the dictionary

  1. for Britain
  2. for cause
  3. for certain
  4. for cheap
  5. for choice
  6. for chrissake
  7. for chrissakes
  8. for Christ's sake
  9. for Christsakes
  10. for cripes sake
  11. for cripes' sake

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