Hello.
I often hear this word. To be honest im not sure if i wrote it correctly....
What does it mean? Give me some examples in a phrase.
Thank you :)
2006-10-31 00:24:39 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Blimey!
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2006-10-31 01:06:28 · update #1
It is a contraction of the original East End of London (UK) expression 'God Blind Me!', as an expression of surprise. As you might expect, it was contracted to Gor'bli'me, further altered to Gorblimey and finally it arrived at Blimey! The expression was famously used by the recently-deceased Australian Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. Australians took a lot of the UK slang with them when they emigrated, either as convicts way back or as genuine settlers thereafter.
Blimey! I didn't know that!!!
2006-10-31 00:31:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
What Does Blimey Mean
2016-09-30 11:24:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it stems from, God Blind me. Someone would say,
"Yes, this is the truth - and may god blind me if I am lying' but over time it got shortened to, 'gor blimey' or 'cor blimey' and was changed use to signify surprise. These days UK folk just use the Blimey. Australians say it too.
Here's some context:
Person 1:"look at that!"
Person 2: "blimey! a flying pig"
How's that? I'm sure some clever clogs will copy and paste up some big posh definition from some Wordsmith's website but this is a quick and dirty of my own head answer.
2006-10-31 00:29:57 · answer #3 · answered by Andy M Thompson 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Blimey = Blind Me
Cor Blimey = God Blind Me
A minced oath is an expression based on a profanity which has been altered to reduce or remove the disagreeable or objectionable characteristics of the original expression. For example "Gosh darn" instead of "god damn" and "heck" instad of "hell". The profanities upon which minced oaths are based are usually religious in nature. The use of minced oaths originally began in the United Kingdom sometime before the Victorian Age, as part of the cultural impact of Puritanism after the Protestant Reformation.
2006-10-31 00:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
blimey expl. A nice mild expletive, blimey is (in terms of rudeness) on a par with "wow" or "my goodness". It was originally part of the phrase "cor blimey", which was apparently a contraction of "god blind me" which was in turn an abbreviated version of "may god blind me if it is not so". To prevent alarm, though, it's worth saying that I've used this word a number of times and so far god has made no attempt whatsoever to blind me, whether what I was saying was true or not. Nowadays "cor blimey" is much rarer, but still used.
2006-10-31 01:04:08 · answer #5 · answered by Alex B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means crikey, or wow. Old fashioned word, used a lot in the war years. 'Blimey mate, he was slow', or 'Blimey, that was close'. I guess these days it has gone out of use, being replaced by 'f....ing hell' or similar.
2006-10-31 00:28:24 · answer #6 · answered by superman in disguise 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-11 05:00:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard a long time ago that it is a shortened version of "blind me", which would often be used as a curse or exclamation of surprise.
An example of the use would be "Blimey, that's hot!" if you were to drink a hot cup of tea or something similar. It's a nice word to use if you don't want to be vulgar and swear.
Another fun word fact: "Struth" (the Australian exclamation) is a shortened version of "God's truth".
2006-10-31 01:23:49 · answer #8 · answered by PNewmarket 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was originally Gor Blimey which is a statement of surprise.
2006-10-31 00:29:55 · answer #9 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a sort of term for being surprised or shocked about something eg blimey thats a big fish or blimey that hurts
2006-10-31 00:27:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋