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Meaning of "blimey" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLIMEY

Short for gorblimey God blind me.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BLIMEY

blimey  [ˈblaɪmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLIMEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blimey is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES BLIMEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Minced oath

A minced oath is a euphemistic expression formed by misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo term to reduce the original term's objectionable characteristics. Some examples include "gosh" for god, "darn" or "dang" for damn, and "heck" for hell. Many languages have such expressions. In English, nearly all profanities have minced variants.

Definition of blimey in the English dictionary

The definition of blimey in the dictionary is an exclamation of surprise or annoyance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLIMEY


gorblimey
ɡɔːˈblaɪmɪ
grimy
ˈɡraɪmɪ
limey
ˈlaɪmɪ
limy
ˈlaɪmɪ
primy
ˈpraɪmɪ
rimy
ˈraɪmɪ
slimy
ˈslaɪmɪ
stimy
ˈstaɪmɪ
stymie
ˈstaɪmɪ
stymy
ˈstaɪmɪ
thymey
ˈtaɪmɪ
thymy
ˈtaɪmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLIMEY

blight
blighter
blightingly
blighty
blighty bird
blighty one
bliksem
blimp
blimp out
blimpish
blimpishly
blimpishness
blin
blind
blind alley
blind as a bat
blind bid
blind blocking
blind corner
blind date

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLIMEY

Ashley
cor blimey
costumey
Dahomey
Disney
gamey
grey
hey
hockey
homey
honey
jersey
journey
key
mamey
money
New Jersey
Niamey
samey
shimmey

Synonyms and antonyms of blimey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blimey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLIMEY

Find out the translation of blimey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blimey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blimey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

啊呀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caray
570 millions of speakers

English

blimey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Blimey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ماذا بعد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вот это да
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blimey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিস্ময় প্রকাশ করতে ব্যবহৃত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blimey
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blimey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

blimey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドキッ!
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

맙소사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blimey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Blimey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

blimey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लमेकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vay canına
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accidenti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blimey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ось це так
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Blimey
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

blimey
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Blimey
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blimey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Blimey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blimey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLIMEY»

The term «blimey» is regularly used and occupies the 75.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of blimey
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLIMEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blimey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blimey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blimey

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLIMEY»

Discover the use of blimey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blimey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blimey!: From Bohemia to Britpop : The London Artworld from ...
From the anguished, screaming, tortured canvases of Francis Bacon to the witty, ironic, twirling, sliced farmyard animals of Damien Hirst, Matthew Collings guides us merrily through art's Yellow Pages.
Matthew Collings, 1997
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Blimey, That's Slimy
When Slimebeard's slimy beard dries up, he finds revenge by sticking Arnie in a ladder.
Nadia Higgins, 2008
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Cor Blimey! Where 'Ave You Come From?
Much of the story centres on the children's experiences of India, from monkeys in the bedroom to elephants in the jungle, and from nursery school in the Maharaja's Palace to boarding schools in Coonoor and Ooty. The book title, 'Cor Blimey!
Winifred Tovey, 2013
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Cor Blimey, Mate: Action Stories for Young Hunters
Many of the 18 short stories are based on true happenings and are told in the language of the hunter, reflecting the hunter's life and beliefs and demonstrating the loyalty and love they have for their dogs.
Marion Day, 2010
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Blimey! I'm a Budgie!
Adam thinks its brilliant when he turns into a budgie. Instead of having to face his worst enemy, Kenny, on Monday morning, he can brush up on his flying acrobatics. But there is more to being a bird than Adam anticipates.
Tony Bradman, Clive Scruton, 1998
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Art Crazy Nation: The Post Blimey London Artworld
This text is a follow up to the hugely successful Blimey! The author's familiar skewed scenarios, autobiographical blips, ancient history-trawling, personal observation and doubtful judgings here take on a much wider picture.
Matthew Collings, 2001
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Blimey That's Clever
Hot off the pages ofChatmagazine, this guide includes thousands of handy household hints and tips.
Chat Magazine, John Blake Publishing, 2007
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Garnered
... comes pushin' along at the back o' me, and 'e gives me a shove, and, me not expectin' it, I gives a sort of a stumble, and blimey if the blimey ring didn't fall out of my blimey 'and into the blimey mud, and blimey, it ain't there now." Jim puts his  ...
Richard Marsh, 1904
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The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality
Bless yer ! that 's the skull of Blimey Bill, the famous music-'all artist. Never heerd tell of 'im ? \Vhy, my grandfather used to sing his great song when I was a kid. He died all of a sudden, when he was singin' that very song at a meetin' of the ...
10
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A to Byz
Blimey, intj. (low). — A corruption of ' Blind me ! ' ; an expression little enough understood by those who constantly have it in their mouths. Blind, subs, (common ). — 1. The night time — an allusion to the absence of light. — See Dark- mans. 2.
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1890

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLIMEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blimey is used in the context of the following news items.
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Spy drama The Americans returns for season 3
... with being in her mid-teens, she's also become a devoted Christian, and her parents are duty-bound to turn her into a Soviet spy. Blimey. «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
2
Hayley Atwell Talks Agent Carter Season 2, Captain America, and …
"Blimey," I thought, "this must be the best, most hard-hitting interview I've ever done." As it turned out, Hayley Atwell has fairly severe hay fever, ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
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'Real test' for Windows 10 is in commercial space - Context
But when asked if Windows 10's launch will be more successful than Windows 8, he said: "Cor blimey, yes!" He added: "Anything is better than ... «CRN - UK, Jul 15»
4
Princess Charlotte christening: Royal baby christened in intimate …
Blimey. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge haven't even got Princess Charlotte to the font yet and already the bookies are trying to drum up ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Tour de France 2015: Rohan Dennis claims yellow jersey with time …
Blimey Barry, it's all a bit verbose and over-wordy. Needs a decent sub. Reply | Pick. Report · Ikkommetdefiets · 8h ago. 6 7 ...before turning his ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Super Rugby grand final: Hurricanes 14-21 Highlanders - as it …
Just when it looks like try time, Savea makes an awesome block. Blimey. Updated at 7.15pm AEST. Facebook Twitter Google plus. Share. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Violin virtuoso turned Winter Olympian Vanessa Mae reveals …
'I had no idea so Googled myself. I thought, blimey. It was disastrous. My private manager, Giles, found out from CNN before he was told by FIS. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Steve McClaren is great at PR, so Newcastle United should let him …
Blimey their non-league hosts under Malcolm Crosby, one of McClaren's backroom staff at Middlesbrough, have done more in the transfer ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
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PICTURES and RECIPES - Salad-days are here - eat cool while the …
The result was a kind of warm salad that will make you sit up and say: "Blimey, I didn't know the old cauli' could kick-out with such attitude!". «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
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7 best music tributes to Amy Winehouse
Reworked for her 30th (blimey) studio album which saw Wanda join forces with Jack White, this feisty, raspy rendition is perhaps the closest ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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