2007-06-11 09:23:12 · 8 answers · asked by ... 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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2007-06-11 09:39:17 · update #1
Just the same as what the "f" word means in the US. . .
2007-06-11 09:26:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"He sure made a bloody mess out of things." In this context, bloody refers to a complete or total mess. Something really bad. A total screw up.
"He is a blooming idiot." In this context, blooming refers to very or truly. A flower in full bloom is the most showy, the most noticable. To be a blooming idiot means everyone knows he's a real moron. Very obvious.
2007-06-11 09:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can be used in a similar way, to save time I always recomend this site to my American chums... http://www.effingpot.com/
Here is their definition:
Bloody - One of the most useful swear words in English. Mostly used as an exclamation of surprise i.e. "bloody hell" or "bloody nora". Something may be "bloody marvellous" or "bloody awful". It is also used to emphasise almost anything, "you're bloody mad", "not bloody likely" and can also be used in the middle of other words to emphasise them. E.g. "Abso-bloody-lutely"! Americans should avoid saying "bloody" as they sound silly.
2007-06-11 09:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by thingamabob 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was there once bloody hell I started seeing Donald Duck And Mickey Mouse I had to lay down as I was suffering from Disney Spells!!!
2016-05-17 10:32:55 · answer #4 · answered by tanna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blooming is irritating and bloody is very irritating
2007-06-11 09:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by youdancin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bloody is an expletive attributive. Blooming is an attributive, but not expletive.
2007-06-11 09:27:38 · answer #6 · answered by yf g 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are adjectives dear, they accentuate the nouns that they are used in conjunction with.
2007-06-11 09:26:15 · answer #7 · answered by Angelbaby7 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are just mild expletives. Instead of "f*ck*ng hell" - "bloody hell"
2007-06-11 09:27:19 · answer #8 · answered by godron_wookie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋