Article on Pynchon from 1978 by Robert Goolrick

[James Kyllo]

Cor! (or Gor!) is of a family with such exclamations as "Zounds".
Contracted and religious.

Cor (gor) blimey = lord (god) blind me.

either cor or blimey (or both together) is common, if slightly old
fashioned, English usage now.  No longer restricted to cockneys.


(and Zounds from God's wounds)


best

James




On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 4:39 PM, rich<richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> love it!
> why I cockney would say 'Cor'


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