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词汇 gorblimey
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Definition of gorblimey in English:

gorblimey

exclamation ɡɔːˈblʌɪmiɡɔrˈblaɪmi
British informal
  • An expression of surprise or indignation.

    竟有这种事,岂有此理(表示吃惊或愤怒)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And gorblimey: this new player has everything I wanted.
    • Gorblimey! A poster on the thread about modern hymns for drunks tells me Estelle White is rhyming slang.
adjectiveɡɔːˈblʌɪmiɡɔrˈblaɪmi
British informal
  • attributive Vulgarly lower-class.

    a gorblimey accent
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That Danny Whitten song is actually rather lovely, whereas the Pistols, epochal as they were in cultural terms, were pretty much just hoary old barre-chords and some gorblimey vocals.
    • The self-styled ‘rockney’ duo use this Christmas knees-up to celebrate one of the more remarkable turnarounds in fortune in recent pop history: from reviled gorblimey joke to critically acclaimed, Libertines-endorsed, Glastonbury-slaying stars.
    • The council is certainly a gorblimey council.

Origin

Late 19th century: alteration of God blind me; also in use as a noun in the early 20th century to denote various kinds of unusual clothing.

Rhymes

blimey, grimy, limey, slimy, stymie, thymy

Definition of gorblimey in US English:

gorblimey

exclamationɡɔrˈblaɪmiɡôrˈblīmē
British informal
  • An expression of surprise or indignation.

    竟有这种事,岂有此理(表示吃惊或愤怒)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Gorblimey! A poster on the thread about modern hymns for drunks tells me Estelle White is rhyming slang.
    • And gorblimey: this new player has everything I wanted.
adjectiveɡɔrˈblaɪmiɡôrˈblīmē
British informal
  • attributive Common; lower class.

    平民的;下层社会的

    a gorblimey accent
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The council is certainly a gorblimey council.
    • That Danny Whitten song is actually rather lovely, whereas the Pistols, epochal as they were in cultural terms, were pretty much just hoary old barre-chords and some gorblimey vocals.
    • The self-styled ‘rockney’ duo use this Christmas knees-up to celebrate one of the more remarkable turnarounds in fortune in recent pop history: from reviled gorblimey joke to critically acclaimed, Libertines-endorsed, Glastonbury-slaying stars.

Origin

Late 19th century: alteration of God blind me; also in use as a noun in the early 20th century to denote various kinds of unusual clothing.

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