blimey, int.
(ˈblaɪmɪ)
Also bli' me, blime, blymy.
Vulgar corruption of the imprecation blind me! or blame me! (blame v. 7 a). (Cf. gorblimey.)
| 1889 in Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang. 1894 Punch 27 Oct. 193/1 Blymy, you're a knockout! 1897 W. S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth ix. 153 Bli' me if I know wot yer all talkin' abaht. 1922 Joyce Ulysses 305 God blimey if she aint a clinker... Blimey it makes me kind of bleeding cry. 1932 Punch Almanack 1933 7 Nov. [18/1] ‘Your mentality is erroneous and—er—soggy. Blime! what a cod!’ he concluded. 1954 ‘R. Crompton’ William & Moon Rocket viii. 235 ‘Blimey!’ said Charlemagne. ‘Pardon him, dear,’ said Miss Milton in a shaking voice. ‘He doesn't often use bad language.’ |