Criminy! You need a survey to know this?

 

Headline:  Wisconsin State Journal, 2/24/2023

A 70-member committee?  A bit unwieldy, wouldn't you say?

The Dane County Regional Housing Strategy (RHS) has a roughly 70-member housing advisory committee that meets regularly and includes representatives from the Dane County Towns and Cities and Villages Association, elected officials, business leaders, developers, and nonprofits.

According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'criminy', used as a mild oath to express surprise, occurred in 1681.

Other coinages from the same year include:

• chime in
• inhabitancy
• involvement
• speak up