blimey

or bli·my

[ blahy-mee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

, British Informal.

blimey

/ ˈblaɪmɪ /

Origin of blimey¹

1885–90; originally reduced form of blind me, as ellipsis from God blind me; gorblimey

Origin of blimey¹

C19: short for gorblimey God blind me

The man watched him now in silence, only broken by exclamations of "Blimey" and "Flaming hell" when more shot was discovered.

Without abating his speed he called out, 'Do you think that I want to drop dead in that blimey mud?'

Blimey, sometimes I don't drink nothing but water for a week on end!

"Blimey, I can't stick this," and perched himself on the parados.

Turning to his mates he exclaimed, "Blimey, me brother's been an' split on me."

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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