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gorblimey
gorblimey (gɔːˈblaɪmɪ) Also gaw-, -blime, -blimy. [Cf. blimey int.] Vulgar corruption of the imprecation God blind me! See also quots. 1919, 1925.1896 A. Morrison Child of Jago i. 16 Gawblimy, not what? 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng., Gorblimy (about 1875). A gutter phrase. 1911 L. Stone Jonah i. ix. ...
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Cor blimey
Cor blimey or gorblimey may refer to:
A British slang phrase for an exclamation of surprise
Cor, Blimey! peaked cap worn by British soldiers in the First World War
See also
"My Old Man's a Dustman" (who wears gorblimey trousers)
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Bowyangs
England and Scotland
In England, bowyangs (but not by that name - in Norfolk, they were called Elijahs) were an integral feature of “gorblimey trousers
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blimey
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...
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dreaded
ˈdreaded, ppl. a. (Formerly at dread v.) [f. dread v. + -ed1.] a. That is regarded with dread or great fear; inspiring deep awe or apprehension.1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie vii. 20 Dred, in dred of the dreddid, the dredder driues To Judge, more or lesse, as the dreddid contriues. 1590 Spenser Faeri...
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Gordon Bennett (phrase)
of Scottish-born James Gordon Bennett Sr., founder and publisher of the New York Herald, or as a minced oath, "perhaps a euphemistic substitution for gorblimey
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Barry Windsor-Smith
Granted residential status in the United States in 1974, Windsor-Smith, along with his partner Linda Lessman, set up Gorblimey Press, through which he In 1976 Windsor-Smith published The Gorblimey Press Catalogue, a high quality index to the work published by Gorblimey Press, with full-page reproductions
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Service Dress (British Army)
It was commonly known as the "Gorblimey" cap, allegedly from the expletive uttered by sergeant majors when they first saw them.
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iron
▪ I. iron, n.1 (ˈaɪən) Forms: α. 1 {iacu}sern. β. 1 {iacu}sen, 4 yzen, ysen, yse. γ. 1 {iacu}ren, 2–6 iren, (3–5 irin, -un, -yn(e), 3–6 yren, (4–5 yrin, -un(ne, -yn(e), 4–7 yron, (5 eiren, eyren, iyron, hyrone, 6 yrone), 5– iron. δ. 3–7 (9 dial.) ire, yre, (3 eire), 6–7 yer-(monger). ε. (Chiefly nor...
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Censorship in the United Kingdom
The guidelines also stipulated that "such words as God, Good God, My God, Blast, Hell, Damn, Bloody, Gorblimey, Ruddy, etc etc should be deleted from scripts
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