"Criminy!"

[Truthiness Inspector]

How do you pronounce this? Is it:

1) Cry-minn-ee

2) Crih-minn-ee

Or is it like a pohtayto/pohtahto thing where both pronounciations are common?

[terrya]

1. The first pronounciation

Cry-minn-ee

I've never heard it pronounced crih-minn-ee

[Truthiness Inspector]

2. That's what I say too

But one of my friends said "crih-minn-ee" and said that's the only way she's ever heard it. Strange!

[Truthiness Inspector]

3. I know it's not a pressing question, but no other input?

I have one poster who agrees with me, and this seems too lopsided to present to my girlfriend!

[Dystopian]

7. okay...

:hi:


I say it the way you don't say it....and I've never heard it said that way, either.
Do you think it may have something to do with location? I live on the east coast...
I can't remember the last time I even said it, but if I ever say again, I'll say it that way:shrug:
I just said it aloud, and now I feel foolish.
Now the issue isn't so lopsided:D

peace~

[VenusRising]

4. #1.

I've never heard it the second way.

I think they are confusing "Criminy" and "Jiminy Cricket". :P

[Truthiness Inspector]

5. Ha!

Good point, LOL!

[VenusRising]

8. I can't think of two other exclamations that sound similar.

It's the "mini" part that rhymes which makes it easily confused to some, maybe. :shrug:

[jeff30997]

9. I'm confusing it with...

Criminy Jickets.:silly:

[VenusRising]

11. Is that from Nipocchio?

:silly:

[jeff30997]

12. Lol! Yes !

And the father of Nipocchio is Pegetto.:)

[VenusRising]

13. And the kitteh's name is Gifaro!

I think I've seen that one! :rofl:

[jeff30997]

14. Lol ! Watch out for this one:

The Marriage of Gifaro: An opera by Golfwang Emadaus Zomart. :crazy:

[VenusRising]

15. Now you're just talkin' crazy!!

:rofl:

[RedCappedBandit]

6. The first one

[jeff30997]

10. According to Merriam-Webster Pronunciation site:

It would be #2.

Link to audio pronunciation:

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?crimi02v.wav=criminy