English Explanatory Dictionary

blimey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈblaɪmi/ En-us-blimey.mp3 En-au-blimey.oga

Word forms

blimey blimy

Etymology

A minced oath derived from (God) blind me (either concurrent with or from a clipping of cor blimey or gorblimey), or blame me. Compare crivvens, drat, etc.

Synonyms

wow adzooks ay caramba mirabile dictu chihuahua begorra bleeding heck bleeding Nora bless my heart bless my soul bless us blige blimey bloody hell bloody Nora blow me blow me backwards blow me down blow me over blow me pink blow me tight blow me up blow my buttons butter my butt and call me a biscuit by all that is holy by Allah by cracky by George by God by golly by gosh by gum by gummy by jingo by Jove by juckies by Jupiter by thunder by the living jingo byrlady Christ Christ alive Christ almighty Christ on a bike Christ on a cracker Christ on a raft Christ on a stick coo cor cor blimey cor lummy cowabunga crikey criminy cripes crivvens chuffing hell dear God dear me

Related words

damn my eyes eff and blind fuck me I'll be I'll be § Related terms

Derived words

blimey Charlie blimey O'Reilly blimey O'Riley cor blimey gawd blimey gorblimey
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