gorblimey

Or gor·bli·my

[gawr-blahy-mee]

interjection

British Slang.

1. blimey.

gorblimey

/ ɡɔːˈblaɪmɪ /

interjection

1. a variant of cor blimey

Word History and Origins

Origin of gorblimey¹

1895–1900; reduced form of God blind me; for spelling with r, arvo, scarper

Example Sentences

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'."

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"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.

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Instantly came back your answer: "Gorblimey, guv'nor, give us a chawnce�we've only been here seven minutes!"

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"Gorblimey!" said his interlocutor, much astonished.

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"Gorblimey, it's bleedin' orful," said they.

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