Crikey! or Blimey!

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Crikey vs Blimey

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Re: Crikey! or Blimey!

Postby mentalist (slight return) » 21 Feb 2014, 10:34

It's origins are in the mid 18th century in England. Irwin popularised the term that's all I'm saying. It's always been a commonly used exclamation in Australia, like struth. I'd say more used in Oz than anywhere else.

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https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?c ... ey%3B%2Cc0
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Re: Crikey! or Blimey!

Postby copehead » 21 Feb 2014, 11:13

Tapiocahead wrote:Gadzooks


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Re: Crikey! or Blimey!

Postby copehead » 21 Feb 2014, 11:13

mentalist (slight return) wrote:struth.




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Re: Crikey! or Blimey!

Postby ConnyOlivetti » 21 Feb 2014, 11:16

bobzilla77 wrote:Crikey! for suprise and Blimey! for outrage.



Hear, hear

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Re: Crikey! or Blimey!

Postby Insouciant Western People » 26 Feb 2014, 17:39

Fonz wrote:Crumbs!


Yeah, I say that too.

And crikey and blimey, in equal measure.
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Re: Crikey! or Blimey!

Postby Apollo's Frock » 26 Feb 2014, 17:48

"Crikey!" exclaimed Jonathan.
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Re: Crikey! or Blimey!

Postby Insouciant Western People » 26 Feb 2014, 17:53

Lawks!
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