# criminy

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈkɹaɪ.mɪ.ni/

## Definitions
1. Expressing surprise or impatience.

## Etymology
Either from Italian crimine (“crime”), or a minced oath from "Christ's money" (in reference to the silver that Judas was paid for betraying Jesus), or a deformation of Gemini (which was recorded as an oath from the 1660s). First attested in the 1680s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/criminy