gor blimey
Cockney surprise outburst
Gor blimey is a British exclamation of surprise or astonishment, a euphemistic corruption of "God blind me." It sounds old-fashioned and working-class, associated especially with Cockney speech: Gor blimey, I never expected to see you here!
Sometimes shortened to blimey, which has become the more common form.
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
bewilderment · flabbergasted · gobsmacked · dumbfounded · thunderstruck · aghast · astounded · stunned
England's capital city
- East EndLondon district beyond the City
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- rhyming slangSubstitution using sound-alike phrases
- dialectRegional language variety
working-class · Bow Bells · Victorian · Dickensian · chimney sweep · costermonger · apples and pears
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
incredulity · bewilderment · flabbergasted · gobsmacked · dumbfounded · thunderstruck · aghast · astounded · stunned · stupefaction
London
England's capital city
- East EndLondon district beyond the City
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- rhyming slangSubstitution using sound-alike phrases
dialect · working-class · Bow Bells · Victorian · Dickensian · chimney sweep · costermonger · apples and pears
gor blimeyholy cow
Expression of amazement
gee whiz · gosh darn · jeepers · holy moly · holy smokes
gor blimeygood heavens
Quaint surprise utterance
goodness gracious · my word · upon my word · I say · dear me
gor blimeygood gracious
Gentle interjection of astonishment
my word · indeed · I see · well I never · silence
godly, godlike, godhead, godless, godliness, blind, blindly, blindness, blinded