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Shocked Brit's exclamation
Answer for the clue "Shocked Brit's exclamation ", 6 letters:
blimey
Alternative clues for the word blimey
Word definitions for blimey in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
interj. (context UK Australia New Zealand English) (non-gloss definition: Expressing anger, surprise, excitement, etc.) (From 1889.)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
by 1889, probably a corruption of (God) blind me! First attested in a slang dictionary which defines it as "an apparently meaningless, abusive term."
Usage examples of blimey.
And whispers, such as, Blimey, where did she come from, not off a Billingsgate fish barrer, I bet.
I'm telling you, what the Bolshies have done to bangers and mash, blimey, you wouldn't give it to a starving termite.
Trotting around talking about Bludgers and Quaffles at the top of his voice, not a worry about anti-Muggle security Blimey, I’ll be glad when this is over.
Get rid of Blimey McSwiney and his alcoholic red nose, use our pop group instead.