Sound: /ˈblaɪmi/
blimey, interjection.
(UK, Australian; vulgar) of surprise etc. [= God blind me or God blame me]
cor blimey,
interjection. (dated, UK) An exclamation of surprise.
In a sentence: “Blimey, Harry! I didn't know you
could do that!”
If you have
watched the Harry Potter movies, Ron says this one a lot. Blimey is an abbreviation (shortening) of God blind
me or God blame me.
As cursing with
God’s name is thought to violate the third commandment, cor blimey is a
so-called minced oath, an alteration
(modification) of blimey; it’s a euphemism in order to remove the objectionable
characteristic. Cor is a substitute for god, which has, as far as I know, no
other meaning.
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