Criminy!

Meaning

A mild, G-rated exclamation used to express surprise, frustration, or annoyance. It is the perfect way to vent without letting a real swear word slip in front of your grandmother.

Whimsical, cautious

Used in a sentence

• Criminy, I forgot to pull the chicken out of the freezer for dinner again.
• Criminy! Look at the size of that spider on the porch.
• I have to work on a Saturday? Criminy, that is a tough break.