blimey.
Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.
Meaning & usage
Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.
Blimey! I didn’t see that!
Blimey! Where did you come from?
Where this word comes from
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.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.