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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"And you just say, blimey, let's try and do something."
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2022
But, blimey, I felt sorry for him this week after he and The Edge took part in an annual charity event in Dublin, busking for the homeless.
From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2018
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
“Oh blimey, I forgot about those,” said Fred.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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