Pygmalion word

English Etymology From the 1913 George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion (play) Pygmalion, which included the line "not bloody likely" – at that point, the word "bloody" was considered scandalous. See also en not Pygmalion likely. Noun en UK euphemistic obsolete The word en bloody. en 1918 2005 Julian Walker Words and the First World War: Language, Memory, Vocabulary Bloomsbury Publishing 9781350012745 117 As soon as men re-entered the company of women adjustments were made; Emma Duffin reported that one of her charges 'used the Pygmalion' word to me' (bloody), but she made him apologise. en 1960-04-28 The Times Sheridan was speaking about the council fleecing tenants and used a pygmalion word.