I'll be blowed

== English == === Etymology === Probably a hyperbole expressing that the speaker is so surprised it is as if they have been blown over by a gust of wind: compare blow me down and blow me over, and also knock someone over with a feather, which have the same sense. Used as a euphemism for I'll be damned; compare also blasted. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌaɪl biː ˈbləʊd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌaɪl bi ˈbloʊd/ Rhymes: -əʊd === Interjection === I'll be blowed (British, euphemistic, informal, dated) Used to express amazement and surprise. Synonyms: (Britain, informal) blow me, blow me down, blow me over, (Britain, informal, archaic) blow me pink, (Britain, informal, archaic) blow me tight, crikey, gosh, (Britain, informal) I'm blowed; see also Thesaurus:wow ==== Alternative forms ==== I'll be blown ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “blow me tight!” under “blow, v.1”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2022. “I’ll be blowed, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Colin McIntosh, editor (2013), “I’ll be blowed!”, in Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 4th edition, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, reproduced in the Cambridge English Dictionary website, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.