blimey

or bli·my

[ blahy-mee ]

/ ˈblaɪ mi /

interjection British Informal.

(used to express surprise or excitement.)

Nearby words

bligh, william, blight, blighter, blighty, bliksem, blimey, blimp, blimp out, blimpish, blin, blind

Origin of blimey

1885–90; orig. reduced form of blind me, as ellipsis from God blind me; cf. gorblimey

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Examples from the Web for blimey

Blimey, if I wasnt beginnin to think we was the sole survivors.
Grapes of wrath|Boyd Cable
Without abating his speed he called out, 'Do you think that I want to drop dead in that blimey mud?'
Over the Top With the Third Australian Division|G. P. Cuttriss
The Cockney turned round and replied, "Blimey, ain't I in this blinkin' war as well as 'im?"
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories|Various
The signaller's exclamation was: "Blimey, mate, it's lucky he ain't broke the blinkin' line again!"
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories|Various

"Blimey, I can't stick this," and perched himself on the parados.
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories|Various

British Dictionary definitions for blimey

blimey

/ (ˈblaɪmɪ) /

interjection

British slang an exclamation of surprise or annoyance

Word Origin for blimey

C19: short for gorblimey God blind me

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Word Origin and History for blimey

blimey

by 1889, probably a corruption of (God) blind me! First attested in a slang dictionary which defines it as "an apparently meaningless, abusive term."