chefpyro tilthat TIL In a similar way to “shoot” and “darn” being inoffensive substitutes for harsh swear words, the Australian exclamation “Crikey,” made world famous by Steve Irwin, is shorthand for “Christ kill me”via reddit.com canadiangold related: blimey - shortened from cor blimey - is shorthand for “Lord blind me” headspace-hotel Steve Irwin was asking to be killed by god Source: tilthat