English

Interjection

bloody **** (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, mildly vulgar)

1. An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc.

   Bloody ****! My team lost again!

   Bloody ****! Where did you come from, scaring me like that!

   He's not really eating those, is he? Bloody ****! That's disgusting!

   • 2006, Alexandra Ivy, When Darkness Comes, page 32,

     Bloody ****, there was little wonder he was distracted. In the past few hours, he had endured more shocks than he had in centuries.

   • 2007, Ingrid Winterbach, Elsa Silke (translator), To **** with Cronjé, page 55,

     Bloody ****! To **** with Milner. No, Oom Paul said after each new concession, no, no further. Send the troops, Alfred Milner said.

   • 2007, L. H. Maynard, M. P. N. Sims, Demon Eyes, page 145,

     “Bloody ****,” she moaned. “Bloody ****, bloody ****.” Though her hands were trembling, she managed to reload the crossbow just as Sue had told her; then she began to shakily run towards where she thought the sound had come from.

2. placed before a verb to add emphasis to a sentence.

   What the bloody **** are you doing here?

Synonyms

• **** ****
• chuffing ****
• gorblimey
• blimey
• crikey
• oh my God
• bollocks

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