Gordon Bennett

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | 204 words | Copyright

Gordon Bennett expressing surprise, incredulity, or exasperation. The word is probably an alteration of gorblimey, after James Gordon Bennett (1841–1918), American publisher and sports sponsor.

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