Country Dictionary

True Aussies use it when they're generally suprised or shocked.

TRUE AUSSIE: "CRIKEY!! Shaz another croc has got into the flamin bath tub. Grab the duct tape!!"

An Australian exclamation of surprise or bewilderment. Interchangeable with words such as "Blimey" or "Struth". Made famous by our champion crocodile hugger, Steve Erwin.

"Crikey! What was that!"

EX Webster:

Main Entry: cri·key
Pronunciation: 'krI-kE
Variant(s): or crick·ey /'kri-kE/
Function: interjection
Etymology: euphemism for Christ
Date: 1838, England
-- used as a mild oath

Crikey! What do you think you're doing!

An old English public school exclamation of surprise as exemplified by Frank Richards' Billy Bunter stories. More recently strangely adopted by Australians.

"Oh, crikey!" - Bunter

An expression of surprise, current amongst English schoolboys at least as early as the 1930s.

Crikey, I nearly hit him!

Polite Australian abbreviation for "jesus, seriously, you gotta be fucking SHITTING me."

Crikey, look at the size of her tits!

Australian slang used normally when someones amazed or astonished at something.

''Crikey! That's a big crocodile.''