lumme

British

/ ˈlʌmɪ /

interjection

an exclamation of surprise or dismay

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Etymology

Origin of lumme

C19: alteration of Lord love me

Example Sentences

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"Lord lumme, you'll 'ave everybody falling in love with you."

From Many Cargoes by Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark)

"Lor' lumme," said Billy Peasemarsh, "if there ain't another on 'em!"

From Five Children and It by Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert)

Go' lumme, I am 'ot!' she said, wiping her face with her apron.

From Liza of Lambeth by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

Lord lumme, how obliquely you look at facts!

From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)

Gawd lumme," says Wellsie, "'ave we got to fight th' 'ole blinkin' war.

From A Yankee in the Trenches by Holmes, Robert Derby

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