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for cryin' out loud

Interjection CEFR C2

Definitions

Pronunciation spelling of for crying out loud.

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Examples

“"For cryin' out loud!" from Hamilton. "Look⟳ Doc, that damned calf is still alive."”
“‘I knew yeh weren’t gettin’ yer letters but I never thought yeh wouldn’t even know⟳ abou’ Hogwarts, fer cryin’ out loud!’”
“Then, why not pray to the trees, for cryin' out loud, and next, the dumb birds?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

for crying out loud for fuck's sake for fucking out loud for fuxake for God's sake for Goddess's sake

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