criminy
interjection
crim·i·ny ˈkri-mə-nē 
ˈkrī-
—used as a mild oath or to express surprise
Word History
Etymology
perhaps alteration of jiminy, gemini, mild oath, probably euphemism for Late Latin Jesu domine Jesus Lord!
First Known Use
1681, in the meaning defined above
- phenic acid
- pheniciae
- Phenician
- phenicias
- phenicochroite
- phenicopter
- Phenix City
- phenixes
- phenmetrazine
- phenmetrazines
- phenmiazine
- pheno-
- phenobarbital
- phenobarbitals
- phenobarbitone
- phenobarbitones
- phenocain
- phenoclast
- phenocoll
- phenocontour
- phenocopic
- phenocopies
- phenocopy
- phenocritical period
- phenocryst