cor blimey
/kɔːˈblaɪ.mi/
"cor-blimey" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cor blimey” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An exclamation of surprise.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cor-blimey · cor blimey · English
cor blimey · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cor blimey |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /kɔːˈblaɪ.mi/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cor blimey” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cor blimey is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /kɔːˈblaɪ.mi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An exclamation of surprise.".
cor blimey doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: A minced oath from may God blind me. The correct English form is cor blimey, spelled C-O-R- -B-L-I-M-E-Y.
Definition
- 1An exclamation of surprise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cor blimey appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"No, the way I see it, they ain't come yet - an' that means they ain't never goin' to come - an' that means there ain't nobody to come. Cor, blimey, 'oo'd ever've thought it could 'appen like this!"
Etymology
A minced oath from may God blind me.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.