criffins

== Scots == === Alternative forms === criftens crifty === Etymology === Alteration of Christ fend us. Attested from the early 19th century. === Interjection === criffins (dated) an exclamation of surprise or astonishment === See also === crivvens === References === “criffins, int.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.