cripes

cripes
/kruyps/, interj.
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
[1905-10; appar. euphemistic alter. of CHRIST]

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  • cripes — interjection old fashioned used to express surprise or annoyance …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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