blimey
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of blimey
1885–90; originally reduced form of blind me, as ellipsis from God blind me; cf. gorblimey
Example Sentences
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Plenty of Arsenal fans I know are getting nervous and you are thinking "blimey, there are still 15 games to go"... so heaven help them when they get into the home straight.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
And that’s the day when you go, Oh, blimey.
From Golf Digest ● Jan. 23, 2018
Far more deserving of recrimination is the illiterate dialogue inflicted on characters like Wiggins, the footman, forced to declare: “Cor blimey, I knew this was goin’ to ’appen.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2017
There was a chance there to say: blimey, things have gone wrong.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2015
“Oh blimey, I forgot about those,” said Fred.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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