This week's theme: words formed by contraction. blimey (BLY-mee) interjection
An expression of surprise, dismay, etc. [Contraction of "blind me" or "blame me", from "God blind/blame me"; sometimes heard in the form gorblimey or corblimey.] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) Other examples of similar euphemistic contractions, mostly out of use, are: Strewth: God's truth 'sblood: God's blood Lassy me: Lord save me "And blimey, if Rupert Grint doesn't storm the barricades of boyishness to find something emergent, touching and vital in Ron Weasley." Peter Travers; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Rolling Stone (New York); Jun 29, 2007. This newsletter is made possible in part by these sponsors: Brainstorming is like cholesterol. It can be good or bad. Most of us only experience the bad. Learn the good. "Think Better" http://tenkaizen.com See a map of your word in the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=h7q ............................................................................ War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it. -Desiderius Erasmus, humanist and theologian (1466-1536) Wordsmith Chat: Join us in a chat with Nicholas Ostler, chairman of Foundation for Endangered Languages. Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at noon Pacific (GMT -7). Details at http://wordsmith.org/chat Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/blimey.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/blimey.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/blimey.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
