interjection
- used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
Usage: informal; mild exclamation
Examples
- Cripes, I forgot my wallet at home!
- Cripes, that was a close call!
- Oh cripes, not another traffic jam.
- Cripes, how did you manage to break that?
- Cripes, I can’t believe it’s already midnight.
- Cripes, this weather is terrible!