10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GORBLIMEY»
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An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, ...
GORBLIMEY. This expression, which is confined to British English, is an
interesting instance of two features of swearing, namely the survival of a powerful
oath in a euphemized and disguised form, and the genre of the “self-immolating
oath.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
See from the sublime gorblimey! Here come(s) the-. A Cockney soldiers' derisive
c.p. addressed to, or within the hearing of, another battalion or a section thereof:
from late 18905. B. & P. gorbling. Officers' version of gorblimey, 2, q.v.: army: ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
goorie goose goosegog gopher gorblimey gotcha 'She's not getting what I
believe is vulgarly called her. don't believe one can be a placid smiling goop all
the time (1966). [Cf. goof noun.] So goopy, adjective Stupid, fatuous. 1926–.
goorie ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1976: ...
A787298 2419 The Gorblimey Press. A784557 2352 The Gorblimey Press
catalogue, 1975-76. A78U567 2352 Gorczynski, Tadeusz. AFO-84778 3104
Gordan, Gilbert S. A779067 2218 Gordan, Jacqueline. A764521 1862 A799436
27 18 ...
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1978
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What Tommy Took to War: 1914–1918
Known universally asthe 'gorblimey', this soon became shapelesswith wear,
butitwasa comfortable cap with flaps that couldbefastened under thechin forextra
warmth,orstowed on top of the cap – adding toits ungainly appearance.
Peter Doyle, Chris Foster, 2014
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A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
Harding Ackland...an inveterate and spirited player at anything, “from marbles to
manslaughter”, as the saying is, opened the first shilling hell in the metropolis.'
from the sublime to the gorblimey. General, as an occ. var. of the cliché from the ...
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
17c: Hebrew. gorblimey or gorblimy /go:'blaimi/ c» exclamation expressing
surprise. > adj 1 vulgar. 2 relating to the ordinary population, o noun {in full
gorblimey cap) a type of flat army cap. © 19c: representing a Cockney
pronunciation of God ...
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Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette
She was sired by Ch. Cockney Gorblimey, an all time great, rich in Basford and
White Knight bloodlines. Her dam was Poncy Dare, an exceptionally sound and
well balanced bitch, an almost completely White Knight off-spring. I emphasize
this ...
Gorblimey: That is very interesting, KN, but if that is so, why did you come here for
the talk? Kuch Nahin: For the money, of course, you ass, just like you. Gorblimey:
Ha, ha, ha! That's very good— for the money, you ass, is witty. But I see good ...
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Hands of the philistines, and other stories
'Gorblimey it's the Rev' said Hymie, shaking hands with Godsend Home top dog
collar the Reverend Allsop. 'Grand seeing you Mr Levy' said Allsop. 'Grand'. His
teeth, never quite in his mouth, were clamped into a gracious smile, in a style he
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GORBLIMEY»
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gorblimey is used in the context of the following news items.
A Very Private Celebrity: The Nine Lives of John Freeman by Hugh …
... a “gorblimey ex-boxer” with whom he won several bowls tournaments. Even more characteristically, when he died last year, at his insistence ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
Food review: Joseph Connolly visits Italian restaurant La Golosa
I didn't even say gorblimey. And so quite whom I shall be grossly offending this week is anyone's guess: it could even be you. Strewth. «Ham&High, May 15»
Emma McKeon Pops 53.3 100 Free Best At Open; Katsumi …
Gorblimey, she's only managed to break 54 this season and she's still the other side of 53.50. She may improve further but I'd still rather not see ... «SwimVortex.com, May 15»
CD: Blur - The Magic Whip
The inevitable jaunty gorblimey songs – “Lonesome Street”, “Go Out” – are OK, but they feel like box-ticking. It's the rest of the record where it all ... «The Arts Desk, Apr 15»
Challenger banks will wind up feeling challenged themselves
The latest slew of settlement notices ram home the conclusion that such misdeeds were essentially a “London problem”, via the Gorblimey ... «Financial Times, Nov 14»
La Bohème review – buoyant, with a Rodolfo to treasure
Some might complain that, for all its shabby-chic, Brassaï-ish trappings and its gorblimey factory girls, it's also more of a standard Bohème than ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
Catch up TV: Gotham, The Knick and The Code
Watch out also for Alfred the gorblimey butler, played with distinction by Sean Pertwee. Steven Soderbergh's The Knick (Sky on Demand) is ... «Evening Standard, Oct 14»
Top 10 Crystal Palace player chants
The Johnny Rotten of the skiffle boom was Lonnie Donegan, composer of this classic sing-along featuring the immortal 'gorblimey trousers'. «Five Year Plan, Oct 14»
To give Conor McGregor a title shot is to flip a joyous bird at Cub …
Conor McGregor, gorblimey!, is the savior of 2014. He's the star that gets expedited postage to the top. Swanson, as good as he is, belongs ... «MMA Fighting, Oct 14»
Jamie T: Carry on the Grudge review – melodic and potent
There they all are: the MySpace-promoted singer-songwriters, the bands big on choppy, ska-influenced guitars and the kind of gorblimey ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
