criffins
Scots
Alternative forms
- criftens
- crifty
Etymology
Alteration of Christ fend us. Attested from the early 19th century.
Interjection
criffins
- (dated) an exclamation of surprise or astonishment
- Criffins! that thair noyes
- Crikey! that noise
See also
- crivvens
References
- “criffins, int.” in W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC; reproduced on The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–, →OCLC.