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blimey

American

[blahy-mee] / ˈblaɪ mi /

Or blimy

interjection

British Informal.

(used to express surprise or excitement.)

blimey British

/ ˈblaɪmɪ /

interjection

slang an exclamation of surprise or annoyance

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Etymology

Origin of blimey

1885–90; originally reduced form of blind me, as ellipsis from God blind me; gorblimey

Example Sentences

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"And you just say, blimey, let's try and do something."

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2022

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

“Where’ve you — blimey, what’ve you done to your face?” said Ron, goggling at him along with everyone else in the vicinity.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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