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You're right, it's rarely used. You may come across it in am old 40/50's English movie with a cockney saying, 'Cor blimey guvnor.'I've lived in England 45 years and never actually heard someone use it. Didn't know the origin either !
What's the origin of the phrase 'Cor blimey'? 'Cor blimey' is a euphemism (specifically a minced oath) derived from 'God blind me'. Blimey is first recorded in print in Barrère and Leland's A dictionary of slang, jargon and cant, 1889.