blimey
/ˈblʌɪmi
/(also cor blimey /kɔː/)
exclamation British informal
Used to express surprise, excitement, or alarm.Already on the bill were The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Buzzcocks and The Vibrators… blimey!...
- At one point, he actually says, ‘I'd love a cuppa tea’ - cor blimey!
- Babel earns Holland a corner to force the entire stadium onto the edge of their seats, but Cocu's header is completely aimless… cor blimey!
Origin
Late 19th century: altered form of (God) blind (or blame) me!.
This is a mild expletive but its original unaltered form was blind me! or blame me! Gorblimey is an altered form of God blind me!