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Cor BlimeyCor Blimey : PhrasesMeaning: An exclamation of surprise. Example: Origin: A euphemism (specifically a minced oath) derived from 'God blind me'. First recorded in print in Barrère and Leland's A dictionary of slang, jargon and cant 1888–90, 1897. An alternative spelling was used, slightly earlier, by Arthur Morrison in A child of the Jago, 1896: "Gawblimy, not what?" It is also sometimes spelled gorblimey. Phrases Index |
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