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[julia liou]

I read "the catcher in the rye" recently. But I found one sentence that i didn't know what is mean.
the sentence is "For Chirssake" willya please cut your crumbly nails over the table?
I don't know the meaning of "Chirssake". would mind to you answer my question?
Yours, Julia

[Lorikeet]

It means " Oh for Christ's sake" and it's an expression that some people don't like to use because of it's religious element.