what does crikey mean?

Question

just curious

Answer 1

It is a euphemism for "Christ". Compare "golly" for "god", "darn" for "damn", and "Jiminy Cricket" for "Jesus Christ".

Answer 2

Crikey Moses

Answer 3

It's a more polite contraction of the phrase "Christ's Keys". In the 16th and 17th centuries, to use this phrase would have been blasphemy of the highest order, and so this shortened version was an exclamation that wouldn't have you or your soul in serious trouble. Other such words are "Swounds" (zounds) short for "Gods Wounds!", (you might have noticed this one in Shakespeare if I remember rightly), and "Cor Blimey!", for "God Blind Me!"
Over time these contracted phrases have become more acceptable, and less shocking, as many words do. Look at the word "Crap", for instance; this would have seen me sent to my room if I'd have used it back in the 80s when I was growing up - it's used all the time and is an acceptable exclamation now. It's even used on The Simpsons...

Answer 4

It is a slang of Christ.. as in saying Jesus Christ when you are upset..or Christ all mighty.. Crikey is a more playful version..not meant to offend... not taking the lords name in vain and so on..

Answer 5

Well I think Steve Irwin said that when he was surprised. "Crikey, look at that cobra eating that small dog!" It sounds to me like its another way of saying, "Holy Crap!, Wow!, Oh my Gosh!

Answer 6

Crikey (named after the antique euphemism for "Christ!") is an independent Australian email-based reporting service. It was founded by shareholder-activist Stephen Mayne, a journalist and former staffer of then Victorian premier Jeff Kennett. It developed out of Mayne's "jeffed.com" website, part of his campaign for Kennett's seat of Burwood, standing as an independent candidate.

Well known in Australian political, media and business circles, Crikey has been more influential than its subscriber base (more than 9,000 paying, and 26,000 'squatters' receiving a free, limited version[1]) suggests. It often reports unpopular opinions and breaks stories not found in more mainstream media outlets. It is this type of reporting that led to Crikey being banned from the 2005 Budget "lock up", in which financial journalists are shown the Federal Budget papers some hours in advance so that their publications can report the Budget in depth as soon as it is released. Staff of Treasurer Peter Costello gave the excuse that Crikey is not considered to be part of the "mainstream media".
Criticism of Crikey

Critics of Crikey have argued that it often publishes material with little or no substantial evidence to back it up. Stephen Mayne, the then proprietor, was forced to sell his house in order to settle defamation cases brought by radio presenter Steve Price and former ALP senator Nick Bolkus over comments posted about them by Crikey. The publication has since formally adopted stronger correction and right-of-reply policies, including an undertaking to put the rectifications of major errors in a position of equal prominence to the original reports, a policy almost never practiced by traditional newspapers.

In South Africa "Crikey" is an anti-semitic expression. Children in South Africa were taught the following rhyme: "Crikey Moses king of the Jews, Sold his wife for a pair of shoes, When the shoes began to wear, Crikey Moses bought another pair."
Sale to Private Media Partners

On February 1, 2005, it was announced that Stephen Mayne had sold Crikey to Private Media Partners, another independent media operator in Australia, owned by former Editor-In-Chief of the Sydney Morning Herald, Eric Beecher, and most widely known for its former, failed, news magazine The Eye. The sale to PMP, when complete, will be for $A1 million (approximately $US700,000). Mayne continues to write for Crikey. PMP, however, has announced the publication will take on more a "professional" style, with a reduction in the number of anonymous and pseudonymous pieces published (which were a hallmark of Mayne's editorship) and the replacement of the former practice of publishing more than one issue on busy days at varying times with a single weekday e-mail published around 1:30pm AEDT. The changeover has not met with universal acclaim by subscribers, however. [citation needed]

Longstanding writers for Crikey are: Stephen Mayne, Christian Kerr (who previously wrote as Hillary Bray), and Hugo Kelly (who was sacked in February 2006). Its hallmarks have been the use of nicknames for prominent figures and the compilation of lists on various topics. With the new ownership nicknames are no longer a feature, but the production of lists still occurs. While having a reputation of purveying gossip, the mainstay of Crikey is political and business commentary. Crikey was described by former Federal Opposition Leader Mark Latham as the "most popular website in Parliament House" in the The Latham Diaries, MUP 2005.

Answer 7

The world lost a wonderful educator, how sad:(

Answer 8

It's the same as "holy smoke" or "yikes"

Answer 9

I think it means "holy crap"

Answer 10

english slang. an exclamation of surprise !!!!!!!!!!!