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for cripes' sake

for cripes' sake is the euphemistic form of for Christ's sake.

Meaning of for Christ's sake

Interjection

  1. (colloquial) Used to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.

Forms of for cripes' sake

alternative formfor cripes sake

Questions about for cripes' sake

What is for cripes' sake the euphemistic form of?
For cripes' sake is the euphemistic form of for Christ's sake.

Words near for cripes' sake in the dictionary

  1. for chrissake
  2. for chrissakes
  3. for Christ's sake
  4. for Christsakes
  5. for cripes sake
  6. for cripes' sake
  7. for cryin' out loud
  8. for crying in the beer
  9. for crying out loud
  10. for days
  11. for dear life

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Adapted from Wiktionary: for cripes' sake (page history and authors); for Christ's sake (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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