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Cripes

Part of Speech: Exclamation

Sense 1: Used to express surprise, annoyance, or frustration.

Usage:

• Cripes! I can't believe I missed the bus again.
• Oh cripes, I completely forgot to buy milk!
• For cripes sake, can't you be a bit more careful?

Sense 2: Used as a mild euphemism to replace stronger exclamations.

Usage:

• Well, cripes, that's not what I was expecting.
• Cripes, that movie scared the living daylights out of me!
• Aw, cripes, I forgot my keys again!

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