Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for christ's sake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
for christ's sake
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.

Colloquial

Usage

Inflected Forms

for Christ's sake ! (canonical) for chrissake (alternative) for chrissakes (alternative)

Synonyms

FFS for Christ's sake for cripes' sake for crying in the beer for crying out loud for fucking out loud for fuck's sake for God's sake for goodness' sake for heaven's sake for mercy's sake for Pete's sake

Questions

What does for christ's sake mean?
Used to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.

How to pronounce for christ's sake

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