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blimey

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blimey [ˈblaɪmɪ]
interj
Brit slang an exclamation of surprise or annoyance
[short for gorblimey God blind me]
bli•mey or bli•my (ˈblaɪ mi)

interj. Brit. Informal.
(used to express surprise or excitement.)
[1885–90; orig. reduced form of blind me, as ellipsis from God blind me]
Translations
blimey [ˈblaɪmɪ] EXCL (Brit) → ¡caray!
blimey [ˈblaɪmi] excl (British) → mince alors!
blimey
interj (Brit inf) → verflucht (inf), → Mensch (inf)
blimey [ˈblaɪmɪ] excl (Brit) (fam) → accidenti!
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As for Gordon Brown, blimey, the guy looked like he was used to inhaling more mysterious powders than Daniella Westbrook in her prime.
Too stupid to be scared? by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Cor blimey, government saves jobs to win votes shock.
Paul Sinclair: Far from shipshape by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Byline: JESSICA CALLAN, EVA SIMPSON AND CAROLINE HEDLEY BLIMEY, who let Lenny Kravitz loose with the hair straighteners
3am: Lenny Kravitz by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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