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gorblimey

/ɡɔːˈblaɪ.mi/

gorblimey interjection: expressing surprise, anger, etc.

Interjection

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) Expressing surprise, anger, etc.
    Synonyms:
    wow, dammit

gorblimey meaning in Bengali

gorblimey in Bengali

বিস্ময়

Synonyms of gorblimey

Forms of gorblimey

alternative formblimey
alternative formcor blimey
alternative formgawblimey
alternative formgawblimy
alternative formgor blimey
alternative formgorblimy

Origin of gorblimey

Representing a Cockney pronunciation of God blind me!; traditionally, people would curse using contractions rather than breaking the third commandment (Do not use the Lord's name in vain oaths). Compare strewth, zounds, sblood.

Questions about gorblimey

What does gorblimey mean?
Gorblimey means expressing surprise, anger, etc.
What is gorblimey in Bengali?
Gorblimey in Bengali is বিস্ময়. See Gorblimey meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is gorblimey?
Gorblimey is an interjection.
How do you pronounce gorblimey?
Gorblimey is pronounced /ɡɔːˈblaɪ.mi/ (UK).

Words near gorblimey in the dictionary

  1. Gorbasms
  2. gorbellied
  3. gorbellies
  4. gorbelly
  5. Gorbio
  6. gorblimey
  7. gorblimy
  8. gorbuson
  9. gorbusons
  10. Gorby
  11. Gorby-mania

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gorblimey (page history and authors); gorblimey (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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