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-bloody-
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bloody
English
Infix
en infix
en British Australian slang An intensifier.
en Absobloodylutely!
en 1951 John Wyndham The Day of the Triffids Penguin Books 1954 Harmondsworth 58 "'Ere we are, gents one an' all. Piccabloodydilly Circus. The Center of the World. The 'Ub of the Universe."
en 2010-10-17 Tattoos: what makes one spiritual and another Katona-esque? w:Hadley Freeman w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/17/tattoos-on-women Were it not for the tattoos, honestly, they'd be able to stand on one foot for hours and truly focus and not think once about how they forgot to set the Sky+ for The Daily Show a-bloody-gain.
Usage notes
Usually inserted before the stressed syllable.
An example of tmesis.
Synonyms
en -fucking-
en -goddamn-
Derived terms
en absobloodylutely, en abso-bloody-lutely
See also
en bloody
Anagrams
en bdlooy old boy
en intensifiers