different between crikey vs blimey

English

Etymology

Euphemistic substitute for Christ. Compare criminy, cripes, crivvens. Attested from the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• (Australia) IPA^(key): /k?a?ki/, [k??e?k?i?]
  
• Rhymes: -a?ki

Interjection

crikey

1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) An exclamation of astonishment.

   Crikey, mate, that ain't a knife, this is a knife!

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:wow

Translations

References

• “crikey, int.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, November 2010

Anagrams

• Rickey, rickey, yicker

English

Etymology

A minced oath derived from (God) blind me (either concurrent with or from a clipping of cor blimey or gorblimey), or blame me. Compare crivvens, drat, etc.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?bla?mi/
• Rhymes: -a?mi
• Hyphenation: bli?mey

Interjection

blimey

1. (Australia, Britain, New Zealand) Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc. [From late 19th c.]

   Synonym: wow

Alternative forms

• blimy

Derived terms

• blimey O'Reilly, blimey O'Riley

Related terms

• cor blimey
• gawd blimey
• gorblimey

Translations

See also

• eff and blind

References