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/ˈblaɪmi/ · interjection
(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc..
Blimey! I didn’t see that!
Blimey! Where did you come from?
I know the chap that started the lie. There ain't no Invisible Man whatsoever—Blimey.
'But, if there's room, aren't they bound to take me in?' / 'Course they are,—and, blimey, if I was you I'd make 'em. Blimey I would!'
Blimy if I don't believe 'e's taking 'ome 'is washing up his back.
If you're the O'Reilly, they speak of so highly, / Why blime me, O'Reilly, you're doing quite well.
"Blimey," he said, "this is a bit er orl roight! Never thought yer'd be ible to tork our lingo like a blinkin' nitive. Cahm orn—let's 'op it to the kerridge!"
"Blimey!" he says in his rough, shepherd's voice, "blimey, but it's cruel 'ard to be chucked out of one's digs wivout a blarsted word! [...]"
Use blimey when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Blimey means (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc..
Common synonyms include wow, adzooks, ay, caramba.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Blimey! I didn’t see that!
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