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English
Etymology
Derived from the old custom of striking the hands together, leaving a luck penny in the seller's hand as an earnest that the bargain is concluded.
Interjection
strike me lucky
- (obsolete) Exclamation for good luck while making a bargain.
- (archaic) Expressing astonishment or emphasis.
- Synonyms: strike me blind, strike me pink, strike me silly, strike me up a gum tree
1902, George Cupples, The Green Hand, page 18:Well, strike me lucky, mates all, if the whole affair warn't a complete trap!
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References
- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary