blow me down

English

Etymology

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Particularly: “I think it's older than Popeye cartoons -- note that "blow me" and "blow me tight" appear in Hotten's 1873 slang dictionary.”

Pronunciation

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Interjection

blow me down

(idiomatic) A cry of surprise

Synonyms

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Translations

Translations

Finnish: myrsky ja mylväys
French: (colloquial) la vache (fr), (vulgar) merde (fr), sapristi (fr), (colloquial) vingt dieux (fr)
Portuguese: macacos me mordam (pt) m, essa agora!

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