blimey
Cockney expresses shock
Blimey is a British exclamation of surprise or amazement: Blimey, I didn't expect to see you here!
It's a softened form of "blind me" or "God blind me," though the oath has long since lost any religious weight.
The word sounds distinctly British and slightly old-fashioned, often associated with working-class London speech.
Mild surprise interjection
- bloody hellBritish oath of surprise
- strewthMild Australian oath
- goshTame exclamation of surprise
- crumbsSmall food fragments
golly · blighter · bloke · mate · cheeky · chuffed · gobsmacked · bollocks
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
bewilderment · startled · stunned · dumbfounded · flabbergasted · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · aghast
crikey
Mild surprise interjection
- bloody hellBritish oath of surprise
- strewthMild Australian oath
- goshTame exclamation of surprise
crumbs · golly · blighter · bloke · mate · cheeky · chuffed · gobsmacked · bollocks · bugger
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
incredulity · bewilderment · startled · stunned · dumbfounded · flabbergasted · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · aghast · speechless
crikey
Mild surprise interjection
goodness · gracious · heck · jeez · geez · darn · drat · shoot · sugar · fudge