Definition
An alternative spelling of 'gorblimey,' expressing surprise or used as a British colloquialism.
Etymology
Variant spelling of 'gorblimey,' both derived from the euphemistic contraction of 'God blind me,' emerging in late 19th-century British vernacular as a socially acceptable minced oath.
Kelly Says
The multiple spellings of this word (gorblimey, gorblimy) show how British dialect was recorded inconsistently before standardization—pronunciation sometimes mattered more than spelling.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
ARالعربية
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
BNবাংলা
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
CACatalà
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
CSČeština
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
DADansk
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
DEDeutsch
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
ELΕλληνικά
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
ESEspañol
gorbelimy
gor-blee-mee
FAفارسی
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
FISuomi
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
FRFrançais
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
GUGU
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
HAHA
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
HEעברית
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
HIहिन्दी
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
HUMagyar
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
IDBahasa Indonesia
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
IGIG
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
ITItaliano
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
JA日本語
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
KKKK
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
KMKM
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
KO한국어
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
MRMR
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
MSBahasa Melayu
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
MYမြန်မာ
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
NLNederlands
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
NONorsk
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
PAPA
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
PLPolski
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
PTPortuguês
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
RORomână
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
RUРусский
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
SVSvenska
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
SWKiswahili
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
TAதமிழ்
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
TEతెలుగు
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
THไทย
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
TLTL
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
TRTürkçe
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
UKУкраїнська
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
URاردو
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
VITiếng Việt
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
YOYO
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
ZH中文
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee
ZUZU
gorblimy
gor-blee-mee