for crying out loud
English
Alternative forms
- for cryin' out loud
Etymology
Minced version of for Christ's sake.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /fɚ ˈkɹaɪ.ɪŋ aʊt ˌlaʊd/
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Adverb
for crying out loud
- (idiomatic, colloquial) Used to express frustration, exasperation, or annoyance.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:for the love of God
- Oh for crying out loud, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!
- 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling, chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
- 'I knew yeh weren't gettin' yer letters but I never thought yeh wouldn't even know abou' Hogwarts, fer cryin' out loud!'
- 2020 May 3, Drachinifel, The Drydock - Episode 092, archived from the original on 1 October 2022, retrieved 4 October 2022, 37:29 from the start:
- Waldo739 asks a "what would you do?" question: "So it's August 31st, 1939, and you are Captain Gustav Kleikamp" - I think - "standing on the bridge wing of SMS" - oh, for crying out loud - "SMS Schleswig-Holstein, drinking a cup of tea […] "
Translations
for crying out loud — see for heaven's sake, for God's sake
moderated or minced versions of for Christ's sake or similarly used instead
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