crimes

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹaɪmz/
• Rhymes: -aɪmz

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

Anagrams

• mercis

French

Noun

crimes m

1. plural of crime

Anagrams

• mercis

Portuguese

Noun

crimes

1. plural of crime