lumme
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of lumme
C19: alteration of Lord love me
Example Sentences
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"Lor' lumme," said Billy Peasemarsh, "if there ain't another on 'em!"
From Five Children and It by Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert)
Gawd lumme," says Wellsie, "'ave we got to fight th' 'ole blinkin' war.
From A Yankee in the Trenches by Holmes, Robert Derby
Ho, lumme, what footwork—you're as quick as lightweights—oh, 'appy, 'appy day!
From The Definite Object A Romance of New York by Farnol, Jeffery
Go' lumme, I am 'ot!' she said, wiping her face with her apron.
From Liza of Lambeth by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
“An’ I only ’ave this because I ’appened to make an odd shilling washin’ out, Lord lumme!
From The People of the Abyss by London, Jack
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