crimes

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

crimes

  1. plural of crime

Etymology 2

Interjection

crimes

  1. (obsolete, colloquial, euphemistic) Christ; crikey.
    • 2006, Bowering Sivers, Jammy Dodgers Go Underground, page 138:
      'Oh crimes,' muttered Kate, clutching her mother's arm as Captain went up St Martin's Lane and turned into Castle Street, 'He's goin' into Seven Dials.'
References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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French

Noun

crimes m

  1. plural of crime

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Portuguese

Noun

crimes

  1. plural of crime