Definition of "crivvens" [crivvens]

• An exclamation of astonishment or horror. (interjection)

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• "One last word about the family's sad wee story from the courts - here in Irvine I don't recall us using the word "crivvens" at all, I only came across it in The Sunday Post - The Broons and Oor Wullie."
• "So fur crivvens sake hae a look at it an try an plug the electrical an magnetic in tae yer theories."
• "And crivvens, the sturdy garment that helped generations of women, like Maw Broon, protect their clothes from the dust, splatters and splashes of daily housework, is making a come back."