gorblimey
Americaninterjection
interjection
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of gorblimey
1895–1900; reduced form of God blind me; for spelling with r, arvo, scarper
Example Sentences
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However Mr Norris said of the Gordon Bennett expression: "It seems most likely to be a euphemistic substitution for 'gorblimey', which is itself a phonetic rendering of a colloquial or regional pronunciation of 'God blind me'."
From BBC
"Gorblimey, mate," exclaimed the homeward-bound worker when he spotted the young man slumped against the wall at the Lee Bank Road bus stop in Birmingham.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instantly came back your answer: "Gorblimey, guv'nor, give us a chawnce�we've only been here seven minutes!"
From Time Magazine Archive
"Gorblimey!" said his interlocutor, much astonished.
From Project Gutenberg
"Gorblimey, it's bleedin' orful," said they.
From Project Gutenberg
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