Blimey vs Gobsmacked - What's the difference?
blimey | gobsmacked |
(UK, Australia, New Zealand)
* 1945 , , British Mysteries'', in ''The Kenneth Roberts Reader , 2002,
* 2007 , Penny Vincenzi, The Dilemma ,
* 2011 , Duncan Campbell, If It Bleeds ,
(chiefly, British, slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.
* 1989 Aug. 7, Glenn Frankel, "Salman Rushdie's Life on the Run," Los Angeles Times :
* 2008 June 16, Caroline Mallan, "Linwood Barclay novel wins a plug on key UK book list," Toronto Star (Canada), p. A2:
As an interjection blimey
is (uk|australia|new zealand).As an adjective gobsmacked is
(chiefly|british|slang) flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.blimey
English
Alternative forms
* blimyInterjection
(en interjection)- Blimey ! I didn't see that!
page 191,
- “Blimey'!” he says in his rough, shepherd's voice, “' blimey , but it?s cruel ?ard to be chucked out of one?s digs wivout a blarsted word!”
page 311,
- ‘Blimey ,’ said Barnaby. ‘Come on, Jack, quick as you can.’
- ‘Blimey',’ said Jack. ‘' Blimey blimey blimey .’
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- ‘Blimey ,’ said Laurie. ‘But how would he know that the Old Bill are going to swallow that? It?s a bit bloody obvious that someone must have planted it on Petrov, isn?t it?’
Derived terms
(terms derived from blimey) * blimey O'Reilly * blimey O'Riley * cor blimey * gawd blimey * gorblimeySee also
* eff and blindgobsmacked
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- We were as appalled and stunned and confused and gobsmacked (punched on the mouth) as anyone else.
- "I guess the word would be gobsmacked ," Barclay said, of his reaction. "I am stunned."