blime

English

Etymology

From God blind me.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblaɪmi/

Interjection

blime

1. Alternative form of blimey
   • 1923, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan and the Golden Lion, Chapter 3:

     "The blighter's got the money," growled Throck. "Blime if I know what he's beefin' about."

   • 1904, Jack London, chapter 4, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:

     "Gawd blime me if you ayn't a slob. Wot're you good for anyw'y, I'd like to know? Eh? Wot're you good for anyw'y? Cawn't even carry a bit of tea aft without losin' it. Now I'll 'ave to boil some more.

   • 1904, Edith Nesbit, The New Treasure Seekers, Chapter 2:

     "Blime if I don't chuck ye in the river, the whole bloomin' lot of you!" he exclaimed