blimeyint.
/ˈblʌɪmi/, U.S. /ˈblaɪmi/ British colloquial.
Used to express surprise, excitement, or alarm.
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1889 in A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang s.v.
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 all talkin' abaht.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 297 God blimey if she aint a clinker... Blimey it makes me kind of bleeding cry.
1932 Punch Almanack 1933 7 Nov. [18/1] ‘Your mentality is erroneous and—er—soggy. Blime! what a cod!’ he concluded.
1954 ‘R. Crompton’ William & Moon Rocket viii. 235 ‘Blimey!’ said Charlemagne. ‘Pardon him, dear,’ said Miss Milton in a shaking voice. ‘He doesn't often use bad language.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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