An alternative spelling of 'gorblimey,' expressing surprise or used as a British colloquialism.
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.
The multiple spellings of this word (gorblimey, gorblimy) show how British dialect was recorded inconsistently before standardization—pronunciation sometimes mattered more than spelling.
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