strike me lucky

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

  1. (obsolete) Exclamation for good luck while making a bargain.
  2. (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!

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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