Seeing a slight resurgence online this week, perhaps due to issues related to the government shutdown, is the viral term “Yikes!” I humbly propose that this shopworn exclamation be replaced for the duration of 2019 with
“Blimey!” This perfectly British alternative honors the derailed madness of Brexit and even comes with an optional intensifier — Cor Blimey! — though Americans would be advised to use it sparingly.
Yikes is over.
