2006-08-23 04:20:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It has nothing to do with blood. It's a contraction for the old "By Our Lady" and is considered to be as emphatic as our F-word.
2006-08-23 04:24:57 · answer #1 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's with all those other responses? No help at all, are they?
Well, personally, I don't believe the UK people have an infatuation with blood. They're normal people like you and me.
Perhaps, in their history and ancestry, their ancestors might've been in war and notioned to anything 'wicked' or 'amazing' or anything that needed to be emphazied...they referred to as, 'bloody'.
(i.e. Bloody awesome!)
2006-08-23 11:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by biacebaolck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the word has nothing to do with blood. Pious christians take note. The word bloody is a corruption of "By Our Lady", a Roman Catholic oath.
2006-08-23 11:24:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's more seen as an Australian term now, though the Poms do use it a lot as well.
Dunno how it originated... It's just something you say... If you want to say a nastier word. You know which one I mean.
2006-08-23 11:23:51 · answer #4 · answered by actor_girl_1986 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BLoody came from smushing the words "by our Lady" together. Lady referring to the queen. and they don't use it that often.
2006-08-23 11:32:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tom oh snap the dude from myspace sweet
2006-08-23 11:22:26 · answer #6 · answered by angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like yeah, like Americans don't like repeat the same like word over and like over again in their sentances. Like why do other places?
2006-08-23 11:32:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THEY USE THAT WORD IN REPLACE OF THE F WORD. I'D RATHER HEAR BLOODY THEN F@CK.
2006-08-23 11:22:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-08-23 11:24:19 · answer #9 · answered by jeannieunderwood2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Bloody" is their version of the F word... LOL
2006-08-23 11:23:19 · answer #10 · answered by Whatev' Yo' 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋